As of 11:40 CDT

Weather in Ottawa, IA

50°Current weather

Ottawa, Saturday, 17 October, 11:40

Clear. Feels like 46°. High 55°, low 33°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind9.2 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point33°

Monthly outlook for Ottawa, IA: average high 66.7°, average low 48.7°. That is 4.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.3 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (76.4°), the coolest 17 October (32.9°).

66.7°/48.7°
Average high / low
+4.3°
Above normal
5 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.3 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October67.1°60.4°+3.7°
27 October – 5 November65.9°55.2°+5.9°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal50.3°—

October records over 66 years

91.8°5 October 1963All-time high
9.9°29 October 1980All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Osceola (10 mi).

Sun, 1861° / 42°0Clear
61 °Clear

Ottawa, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 61°, low 42°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind14.5 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point43°
Mon, 1964° / 45°0Overcast
64 °Overcast

Ottawa, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 45°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind9.1 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Tue, 2067° / 45°0.04Light rain
67 °Light rain

Ottawa, Tuesday, 20 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 45°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind9 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Wed, 2170° / 50°0.02Light rain
70 °Light rain

Ottawa, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 50°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind7.9 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Thu, 2272° / 50°0Clear
72 °Clear

Ottawa, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 72°, low 50°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind6.8 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Fri, 2376° / 57°0Light rain
76 °Light rain

Ottawa, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 57°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind15 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Sat, 2472° / 64°0.02Light rain
72 °Light rain

Ottawa, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 72°, low 64°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind17.8 mph S
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Sun, 2563° / 50°0Light rain
63 °Light rain

Ottawa, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 63°, low 50°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind12 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Mon, 2670° / 47°0.13Rain
70 °Rain

Ottawa, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 70°, low 47°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.3 mph SE
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Tue, 2773° / 63°0.05Light rain
73 °Light rain

Ottawa, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 73°, low 63°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind21.2 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Wed, 2865° / 51°0.3Light rain
65 °Light rain

Ottawa, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 51°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind20.6 mph S
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Thu, 2959° / 45°0.01Light rain
59 °Light rain

Ottawa, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 45°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind14.2 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Fri, 3072° / 52°0.65Rain
72 °Rain

Ottawa, Friday, 30 October

Rain. High 72°, low 52°.

Pressure29.53 inHg
Wind28.9 mph S
Humidity91%
Visibility—
Dew point62°
Sat, 3167° / 44°0.06Light rain
67 °Light rain

Ottawa, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 44°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind26.8 mph SW
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sun, 0159° / 42°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Ottawa, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 59°, low 42°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.7 mph S
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0253° / 39°0.08Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high76° (1964)
Record low13° (1991)
Tue, 0354° / 39°0.09Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low39°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high74° (1978)
Record low9° (1991)
Wed, 0453° / 38°0.1Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1978)
Record low8° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 38°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (2015)
Record low20° (1967)
Fri, 0653° / 37°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high70° (1980)
Record low16° (1991)
Sat, 0753° / 37°0.02Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high73° (1966)
Record low-1° (1991)
Sun, 0853° / 37°0.03Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low-10° (1991)
Mon, 0953° / 37°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high72° (1999)
Record low13° (1991)
Tue, 1050° / 34°0.1Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high74° (2012)
Record low13° (2018)
Wed, 1149° / 32°0.08Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high73° (1964)
Record low10° (1986)
Thu, 1247° / 32°0.06Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high68° (1999)
Record low2° (2019)
Fri, 1348° / 32°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low5° (1986)
Sat, 1449° / 34°0.03Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high72° (2025)
Record low13° (2014)
Sun, 1549° / 34°0.06Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ottawa, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high70° (2001)
Record low0° (1972)

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 Ottawa, 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 Ottawa, 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.