As of 22:08 CST

Weather in Rock Rapids, IA

31°Current weather

Rock Rapids, Friday, 13 November, 22:08

Clear. Feels like 25°. High 42°, low 21°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind5.3 mph SE
Humidity82%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point26°

Monthly outlook for Rock Rapids, IA: average high 41°, average low 27.1°. That is 0.7° above the climate normal for November. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 2.5 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 0.9 inches. The warmest day looks like 20 November (59.5°), the coolest 24 November (11.4°).

41°/27.1°
Average high / low
+0.7°
Above normal
4 / 3
Wet days / normal
2.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
13 November – 22 November49°42°+3.9°
23 November – 2 December27.8°35.3°-4.2°
3 December – 12 Decemberat normal30.5°—

November records over 66 years

75°8 November 1999All-time high
-14.3°7 November 1991All-time low

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

Sat, 1444° / 22°0Clear
44 °Clear

Rock Rapids, Saturday, 14 November

Clear. High 44°, low 22°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind9.4 mph S
Humidity68%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point26°
Sun, 1547° / 23°0Clear
47 °Clear

Rock Rapids, Sunday, 15 November

Clear. High 47°, low 23°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind10.1 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°
Mon, 1653° / 35°0Clear
53 °Clear

Rock Rapids, Monday, 16 November

Clear. High 53°, low 35°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind13.7 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point36°
Tue, 1753° / 41°0Overcast
53 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Tuesday, 17 November

Overcast. High 53°, low 41°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind15.9 mph S
Humidity70%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Wed, 1859° / 49°0.01Light rain
59 °Light rain

Rock Rapids, Wednesday, 18 November

Light rain. High 59°, low 49°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind21.6 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Thu, 1949° / 40°0Overcast
49 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Thursday, 19 November

Overcast. High 49°, low 40°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind17.4 mph W
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Fri, 2059° / 38°0.23Light rain
59 °Light rain

Rock Rapids, Friday, 20 November

Light rain. High 59°, low 38°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind18.1 mph S
Humidity77%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sat, 2157° / 22°1.47Snow
57 °Snow

Rock Rapids, Saturday, 21 November

Snow. High 57°, low 22°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind26.2 mph N
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Sun, 2227° / 19°0Overcast
27 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Sunday, 22 November

Overcast. High 27°, low 19°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind19.7 mph N
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point16°
Mon, 2321° / 14°0Overcast
21 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Monday, 23 November

Overcast. High 21°, low 14°.

Pressure30.53 inHg
Wind13.6 mph N
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point8°
Tue, 2421° / 11°0Overcast
21 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Tuesday, 24 November

Overcast. High 21°, low 11°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind13.8 mph S
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point10°
Wed, 2533° / 23°0Partly cloudy
33 °Partly cloudy

Rock Rapids, Wednesday, 25 November

Partly cloudy. High 33°, low 23°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind13.7 mph NW
Humidity81%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Thu, 2630° / 22°0Overcast
30 °Overcast

Rock Rapids, Thursday, 26 November

Overcast. High 30°, low 22°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind8.2 mph NW
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Fri, 2730° / 27°0.65Snow
30 °Snow

Rock Rapids, Friday, 27 November

Snow. High 30°, low 27°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind15.5 mph E
Humidity86%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Sat, 2831° / 26°0.1Light snow
31 °Light snow

Rock Rapids, Saturday, 28 November

Light snow. High 31°, low 26°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind19.6 mph W
Humidity90%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2935° / 22°0.06Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Sunday, 29 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low22°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high59° (1998)
Record low-7° (1985)
Mon, 3034° / 21°0.06Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Monday, 30 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low21°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high55° (1970)
Record low-3° (1964)
Tue, 0134° / 20°0.06Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Tuesday, 1 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high61° (1998)
Record low-2° (1991)
Wed, 0233° / 18°0.02Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Wednesday, 2 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high60° (1998)
Record low-14° (1985)
Thu, 0332° / 17°0.04Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Thursday, 3 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high60° (1998)
Record low-19° (1985)
Fri, 0433° / 18°0.03Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Friday, 4 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high55° (1960)
Record low-12° (1991)
Sat, 0532° / 18°0.02Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Saturday, 5 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high56° (1998)
Record low-9° (2005)
Sun, 0630° / 15°0.02Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Sunday, 6 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low15°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high48° (2023)
Record low-16° (1972)
Mon, 0730° / 16°0.02Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Monday, 7 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high50° (2023)
Record low-19° (1972)
Tue, 0830° / 16°0.03Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Tuesday, 8 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high49° (1984)
Record low-17° (1976)
Wed, 0930° / 16°0.04Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Wednesday, 9 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high53° (2015)
Record low-10° (1977)
Thu, 1030° / 15°0.03Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Thursday, 10 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low15°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high52° (1990)
Record low-14° (1972)
Fri, 1129° / 15°0.03Climate normal
29 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Friday, 11 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high29°
Average low15°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high50° (1984)
Record low-11° (1994)
Sat, 1230° / 15°0.02Climate normal
30 °Climate normal

Rock Rapids, Saturday, 12 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high30°
Average low15°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high51° (1993)
Record low-27° (2000)

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 Rock Rapids, 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 Rock Rapids, 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.