As of 22:21 CDT

Weather in Forest City, IA

56°Current weather

Forest City, Thursday, 22 October, 22:21

Clear. Feels like 55°. High 76°, low 46°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind5.7 mph SE
Humidity83%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°

Monthly outlook for Forest City, IA: average high 60.2°, average low 46.6°. That is 4.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 1.2 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (76.3°), the coolest 3 November (37.3°).

60.2°/46.6°
Average high / low
+4.3°
Above normal
2 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
22 October – 31 October64.2°54.2°+5.5°
1 November – 10 November53.7°48.5°+2.9°
11 November – 20 Novemberat normal43°—

October records over 66 years

86.5°1 October 2023All-time high
15.4°26 October 1981All-time low
Fri, 2372° / 52°0Light rain
72 °Light rain

Forest City, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 72°, low 52°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12.9 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Sat, 2473° / 54°0Mostly clear
73 °Mostly clear

Forest City, Saturday, 24 October

Mostly clear. High 73°, low 54°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind13.4 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Sun, 2561° / 51°0.04Light rain
61 °Light rain

Forest City, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 51°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind6.6 mph N
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Mon, 2656° / 51°0.02Light rain
56 °Light rain

Forest City, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 56°, low 51°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind9.6 mph E
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°
Tue, 2767° / 52°0.01Light rain
67 °Light rain

Forest City, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 52°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind13.8 mph S
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Wed, 2867° / 55°0.03Light rain
67 °Light rain

Forest City, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 55°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind19.8 mph S
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Thu, 2957° / 44°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Forest City, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind11.5 mph NW
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Fri, 3055° / 40°0Partly cloudy
55 °Partly cloudy

Forest City, Friday, 30 October

Partly cloudy. High 55°, low 40°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind12.2 mph E
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Sat, 3157° / 52°1.06Rain
57 °Rain

Forest City, Saturday, 31 October

Rain. High 57°, low 52°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind20.4 mph SE
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Sun, 0156° / 43°0Clear
56 °Clear

Forest City, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 56°, low 43°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind10.9 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Mon, 0257° / 45°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Forest City, Monday, 2 November

Overcast. High 57°, low 45°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind11.1 mph NW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Tue, 0346° / 37°0.02Light rain
46 °Light rain

Forest City, Tuesday, 3 November

Light rain. High 46°, low 37°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind10.4 mph NW
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Wed, 0447° / 40°0Overcast
47 °Overcast

Forest City, Wednesday, 4 November

Overcast. High 47°, low 40°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind14.7 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Thu, 0556° / 37°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

Forest City, Thursday, 5 November

Overcast. High 56°, low 37°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind16.4 mph W
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Fri, 0659° / 47°0Clear
59 °Clear

Forest City, Friday, 6 November

Clear. High 59°, low 47°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind10.8 mph W
Humidity54%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sat, 0749° / 33°0.01Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Forest City, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low-15° (1991)
Sun, 0848° / 33°0.04Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Forest City, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high74° (1999)
Record low-5° (1991)
Mon, 0947° / 32°0.11Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Forest City, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low13° (2018)
Tue, 1044° / 30°0.09Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Forest City, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high72° (2012)
Record low9° (2018)
Wed, 1143° / 28°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Forest City, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low6° (1986)
Thu, 1242° / 28°0.08Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Forest City, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high66° (2005)
Record low2° (2019)
Fri, 1343° / 28°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Forest City, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low2° (1986)
Sat, 1444° / 29°0.03Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Forest City, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high70° (2025)
Record low11° (2014)
Sun, 1544° / 29°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Forest City, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high68° (2001)
Record low12° (2000)
Mon, 1644° / 29°0.06Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Forest City, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low3° (1997)
Tue, 1744° / 30°0.09Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Forest City, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low8° (2014)
Wed, 1843° / 28°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Forest City, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high69° (1999)
Record low-2° (1961)
Thu, 1942° / 28°0.07Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Forest City, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high61° (2020)
Record low1° (1986)
Fri, 2040° / 26°0.09Climate normal
40 °Climate normal

Forest City, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high40°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high62° (2003)
Record low5° (2022)

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 Forest City, 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 Forest City, 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.