As of 22:50 CDT

Weather in Merrimac, IA

72°Current weather

Merrimac, Saturday, 8 August, 22:50

Partly cloudy. Feels like 72°. High 84°, low 65°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind7.1 mph SE
Humidity83%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point66°

Monthly outlook for Merrimac, IA: average high 83°, average low 64.5°. That is 0.4° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 3 days (about 0.5 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.9 inches. The warmest day looks like 11 August (94.2°), the coolest 21 August (51.5°).

83°/64.5°
Average high / low
+0.4°
Above normal
3 / 5
Wet days / normal
0.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
8 August – 17 August83.7°82.3°+0.8°
18 August – 27 August81.9°82.3°-0.2°
28 August – 6 Septemberat normal80.6°

August records over 66 years

102.4°16 August 1988All-time high
45.3°28 August 1986All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Fairfield (14 mi).

Sun, 0994° / 70°0Partly cloudy
94 °Partly cloudy

Merrimac, Sunday, 9 August

Partly cloudy. High 94°, low 70°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind14.4 mph S
Humidity52%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Mon, 1092° / 74°0.02Light rain
92 °Light rain

Merrimac, Monday, 10 August

Light rain. High 92°, low 74°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind8 mph SW
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point68°
Tue, 1194° / 77°0Overcast
94 °Overcast

Merrimac, Tuesday, 11 August

Overcast. High 94°, low 77°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind12.5 mph SW
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point68°
Wed, 1285° / 71°0.02Light rain
85 °Light rain

Merrimac, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 85°, low 71°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind12.2 mph N
Humidity68%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point70°
Thu, 1377° / 64°0.05Light rain
77 °Light rain

Merrimac, Thursday, 13 August

Light rain. High 77°, low 64°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind15.7 mph E
Humidity67%
Visibility
Dew point64°
Fri, 1480° / 61°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Merrimac, Friday, 14 August

Overcast. High 80°, low 61°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind10.2 mph E
Humidity57%
Visibility
Dew point60°
Sat, 1569° / 60°0.31Rain
69 °Rain

Merrimac, Saturday, 15 August

Rain. High 69°, low 60°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind14.8 mph E
Humidity81%
Visibility
Dew point58°
Sun, 1677° / 63°0.01Light rain
77 °Light rain

Merrimac, Sunday, 16 August

Light rain. High 77°, low 63°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind7.6 mph E
Humidity79%
Visibility
Dew point62°
Mon, 1785° / 68°0.04Light rain
85 °Light rain

Merrimac, Monday, 17 August

Light rain. High 85°, low 68°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind8 mph SE
Humidity62%
Visibility
Dew point66°
Tue, 1889° / 67°0Overcast
89 °Overcast

Merrimac, Tuesday, 18 August

Overcast. High 89°, low 67°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind8.9 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility
Dew point65°
Wed, 1976° / 62°0Overcast
76 °Overcast

Merrimac, Wednesday, 19 August

Overcast. High 76°, low 62°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind13.1 mph N
Humidity61%
Visibility
Dew point61°
Thu, 2073° / 54°0Overcast
73 °Overcast

Merrimac, Thursday, 20 August

Overcast. High 73°, low 54°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind14.5 mph NE
Humidity47%
Visibility
Dew point50°
Fri, 2174° / 51°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

Merrimac, Friday, 21 August

Overcast. High 74°, low 51°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind9.7 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility
Dew point47°
Sat, 2287° / 60°0.02Light rain
87 °Light rain

Merrimac, Saturday, 22 August

Light rain. High 87°, low 60°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.5 mph NW
Humidity57%
Visibility
Dew point62°
Sun, 2391° / 66°0Mostly clear
91 °Mostly clear

Merrimac, Sunday, 23 August

Mostly clear. High 91°, low 66°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind8.9 mph SW
Humidity32%
Visibility
Dew point51°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 2482° / 65°0.11Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Monday, 24 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high97° (2023)
Record low52° (1966)
Tue, 2583° / 65°0.14Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high98° (2003)
Record low52° (1966)
Wed, 2683° / 66°0.2Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low66°
Average precipitation0.2 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high97° (1983)
Record low51° (2025)
Thu, 2782° / 67°0.1Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low67°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high96° (2013)
Record low54° (1967)
Fri, 2882° / 65°0.12Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high98° (1984)
Record low45° (1986)
Sat, 2982° / 65°0.09Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high96° (1984)
Record low47° (1986)
Sun, 3081° / 65°0.11Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low65°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high99° (2013)
Record low51° (2009)
Mon, 3181° / 63°0.15Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low63°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high95° (2000)
Record low48° (2009)
Tue, 0181° / 64°0.15Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high97° (1984)
Record low47° (1967)
Wed, 0281° / 64°0.08Climate normal
81 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high94° (2000)
Record low51° (1967)
Thu, 0380° / 64°0.07Climate normal
80 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°
Average low64°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high93° (1960)
Record low45° (1974)
Fri, 0480° / 62°0.07Climate normal
80 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high94° (1960)
Record low41° (1974)
Sat, 0580° / 62°0.06Climate normal
80 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°
Average low62°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high93° (1960)
Record low47° (1962)
Sun, 0679° / 63°0.15Climate normal
79 °Climate normal

Merrimac, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°
Average low63°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high94° (1960)
Record low46° (1962)

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 Merrimac, 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 Merrimac, 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.