As of 02:14 CDT

Weather in James, IA

62°Current weather

James, Friday, 9 October, 02:14

Clear. Feels like 61°. High 81°, low 56°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind8 mph N
Humidity74%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°

Monthly outlook for James, IA: average high 65.3°, average low 48.8°. That is 2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 10 October (81.2°), the coolest 17 October (33.5°).

65.3°/48.8°
Average high / low
+2°
Above normal
2 / 3
Wet days / normal
0.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 October – 18 October67.2°62.6°+2.6°
19 October – 28 October62°58.9°+1.7°
29 October – 7 Novemberat normal53.2°—

October records over 66 years

89.4°1 October 2023All-time high
16°27 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Sioux City (7 mi).

Sat, 1081° / 62°0Clear
81 °Clear

James, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 81°, low 62°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind16.4 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Sun, 1181° / 63°0Overcast
81 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 81°, low 63°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind13.2 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°
Mon, 1277° / 58°0Clear
77 °Clear

James, Monday, 12 October

Clear. High 77°, low 58°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind1.5 mph SW
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point60°
Tue, 1363° / 55°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

James, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 55°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.9 mph N
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Wed, 1461° / 47°0.13Light rain
61 °Light rain

James, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 47°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind17.4 mph E
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Thu, 1567° / 55°0.22Rain
67 °Rain

James, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 67°, low 55°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind21.5 mph W
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Fri, 1652° / 40°0Overcast
52 °Overcast

James, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 52°, low 40°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind19.3 mph NW
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sat, 1751° / 33°0Clear
51 °Clear

James, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 51°, low 33°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind8 mph S
Humidity34%
Visibility—
Dew point20°
Sun, 1858° / 36°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 36°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind12.8 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Mon, 1952° / 46°0.01Light rain
52 °Light rain

James, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 46°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind6.3 mph SE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Tue, 2061° / 45°0.01Light rain
61 °Light rain

James, Tuesday, 20 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 45°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind17.1 mph SW
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Wed, 2166° / 46°0Clear
66 °Clear

James, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 66°, low 46°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind7.2 mph NE
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Thu, 2263° / 45°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

James, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 45°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind7.9 mph NE
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Fri, 2363° / 42°0Clear
63 °Clear

James, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 63°, low 42°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind15.1 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sat, 2468° / 52°0Clear
68 °Clear

James, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 68°, low 52°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind16.7 mph S
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2558° / 41°0.05Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high78° (1989)
Record low25° (2020)
Mon, 2658° / 41°0.04Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high77° (1989)
Record low19° (2020)
Tue, 2757° / 40°0.08Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high80° (1999)
Record low16° (2020)
Wed, 2856° / 40°0.04Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°
Average low40°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high79° (2016)
Record low22° (1967)
Thu, 2957° / 39°0.06Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high80° (2024)
Record low24° (1980)
Fri, 3055° / 39°0.11Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high74° (2024)
Record low19° (1991)
Sat, 3154° / 37°0.08Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high75° (1990)
Record low19° (1993)
Sun, 0153° / 38°0.08Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high76° (1990)
Record low19° (2002)
Mon, 0253° / 37°0.04Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high74° (2005)
Record low10° (1991)
Tue, 0353° / 37°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high75° (2022)
Record low3° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 35°0.01Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high71° (1975)
Record low-13° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 36°0.05Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high73° (2008)
Record low13° (1991)
Fri, 0652° / 36°0.03Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low8° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high74° (2001)
Record low-9° (1991)

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 James, 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 James, 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.