As of 09:41 CDT

Weather in James, IA

60°Current weather

James, Thursday, 8 October, 09:41

Partly cloudy. Feels like 59°. High 76°, low 50°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind3 mph SE
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°

Monthly outlook for James, IA: average high 68.2°, average low 51.3°. That is 3.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 1.4 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.3 inches. The warmest day looks like 9 October (82°), the coolest 17 October (38.1°).

68.2°/51.3°
Average high / low
+3.3°
Above normal
4 / 3
Wet days / normal
1.4 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
8 October – 17 October71.4°63.3°+4.5°
18 October – 27 October62.9°59.2°+2°
28 October – 6 Novemberat normal53.6°—

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).

Fri, 0982° / 55°0.22Rain
82 °Rain

James, Friday, 9 October

Rain. High 82°, low 55°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind7.4 mph SE
Humidity71%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Sat, 1082° / 64°0Clear
82 °Clear

James, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 82°, low 64°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind17.6 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Sun, 1181° / 64°0Overcast
81 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 81°, low 64°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind13.7 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Mon, 1274° / 58°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

James, Monday, 12 October

Overcast. High 74°, low 58°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind10.1 mph N
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Tue, 1364° / 54°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

James, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 54°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind10.3 mph N
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Wed, 1474° / 57°0.58Rain
74 °Rain

James, Wednesday, 14 October

Rain. High 74°, low 57°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind16 mph SE
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Thu, 1575° / 54°0Clear
75 °Clear

James, Thursday, 15 October

Clear. High 75°, low 54°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind22.1 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Fri, 1651° / 47°0Overcast
51 °Overcast

James, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 51°, low 47°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind17.1 mph NW
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sat, 1754° / 38°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

James, Saturday, 17 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 38°.

Pressure30.65 inHg
Wind8.3 mph NE
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sun, 1856° / 44°0.17Rain
56 °Rain

James, Sunday, 18 October

Rain. High 56°, low 44°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind13.8 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Mon, 1967° / 50°0.39Rain
67 °Rain

James, Monday, 19 October

Rain. High 67°, low 50°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind16.4 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Tue, 2069° / 50°0Clear
69 °Clear

James, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 69°, low 50°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.4 mph NW
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Wed, 2170° / 49°0Partly cloudy
70 °Partly cloudy

James, Wednesday, 21 October

Partly cloudy. High 70°, low 49°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind12.3 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Thu, 2255° / 46°0.02Light rain
55 °Light rain

James, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 55°, low 46°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind23 mph W
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Fri, 2362° / 41°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

James, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 41°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind22.5 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 2458° / 41°0.05Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low41°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high76° (1989)
Record low21° (2020)
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)

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.