As of 18:37 CDT

Weather in Dorchester, IA

63°Current weather

Dorchester, Wednesday, 21 October, 18:37

Mostly clear. Feels like 62°. High 73°, low 44°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind1.7 mph SW
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°

Monthly outlook for Dorchester, IA: average high 60.2°, average low 44.7°. That is 4.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 2.2 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (75°), the coolest 30 October (30.6°).

60.2°/44.7°
Average high / low
+4.6°
Above normal
5 / 4
Wet days / normal
2.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
21 October – 30 October62.7°53.5°+5.1°
31 October – 9 November56.1°48.2°+4.4°
10 November – 19 Novemberat normal42.8°—

October records over 66 years

85.8°3 October 2025All-time high
19.8°27 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Caledonia (11 mi).

Thu, 2275° / 45°0Clear
75 °Clear

Dorchester, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 75°, low 45°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind4.9 mph SE
Humidity71%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Fri, 2371° / 51°0Clear
71 °Clear

Dorchester, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 71°, low 51°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind10.5 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Sat, 2469° / 57°0Overcast
69 °Overcast

Dorchester, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 69°, low 57°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind11.1 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Sun, 2569° / 55°0.01Light rain
69 °Light rain

Dorchester, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 55°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind1.1 mph SW
Humidity74%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Mon, 2670° / 54°0.01Light rain
70 °Light rain

Dorchester, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 54°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind8.1 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Tue, 2758° / 43°0.53Rain
58 °Rain

Dorchester, Tuesday, 27 October

Rain. High 58°, low 43°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind10.6 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Wed, 2845° / 38°0.41Rain
45 °Rain

Dorchester, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 45°, low 38°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind14 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Thu, 2946° / 33°0Clear
46 °Clear

Dorchester, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 46°, low 33°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind12 mph NW
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Fri, 3050° / 31°0Overcast
50 °Overcast

Dorchester, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 50°, low 31°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind12.4 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 3163° / 45°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Dorchester, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 45°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind12.6 mph SW
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Sun, 0163° / 51°0.05Light rain
63 °Light rain

Dorchester, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 63°, low 51°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.1 mph S
Humidity76%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Mon, 0254° / 52°0.78Rain
54 °Rain

Dorchester, Monday, 2 November

Rain. High 54°, low 52°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind14.2 mph NE
Humidity88%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Tue, 0352° / 41°0.4Rain
52 °Rain

Dorchester, Tuesday, 3 November

Rain. High 52°, low 41°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind15.7 mph NE
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Wed, 0450° / 33°0Clear
50 °Clear

Dorchester, Wednesday, 4 November

Clear. High 50°, low 33°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind11.8 mph E
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Thu, 0553° / 42°0Overcast
53 °Overcast

Dorchester, Thursday, 5 November

Overcast. High 53°, low 42°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind4.3 mph E
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 0648° / 34°0.06Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high68° (2020)
Record low6° (1991)
Sat, 0747° / 33°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low-13° (1991)
Sun, 0847° / 33°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low-8° (1991)
Mon, 0946° / 33°0.12Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low15° (1991)
Tue, 1044° / 32°0.12Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high68° (2012)
Record low11° (2018)
Wed, 1143° / 30°0.07Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low11° (1986)
Thu, 1241° / 29°0.06Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high61° (1964)
Record low1° (2019)
Fri, 1342° / 29°0.06Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high67° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)
Sat, 1443° / 30°0.03Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high64° (2025)
Record low15° (1986)
Sun, 1543° / 31°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high66° (2001)
Record low15° (2014)
Mon, 1644° / 30°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high62° (2023)
Record low14° (1989)
Tue, 1743° / 30°0.09Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (2016)
Record low4° (2005)
Wed, 1843° / 29°0.08Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high64° (1999)
Record low6° (2014)
Thu, 1942° / 29°0.08Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Dorchester, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high61° (1975)
Record low8° (1986)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Dorchester, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Dorchester, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.