As of 21:42 CDT

Weather in Ottumwa, IA

57°Current weather

Ottumwa, Saturday, 24 October, 21:42

Partly cloudy. Feels like 56°. High 77°, low 55°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind4 mph SW
Humidity83%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°

Monthly outlook for Ottumwa, IA: average high 69.5°, average low 54.7°. That is 7.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 7 days (about 1.9 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 25 October (77.8°), the coolest 5 November (47.7°).

69.5°/54.7°
Average high / low
+7.2°
Above normal
7 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.9 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
24 October – 2 November72.6°58°+8.1°
3 November – 12 November64.3°52.7°+6.4°
13 November – 22 Novemberat normal49.1°—

October records over 66 years

93.9°6 October 1963All-time high
14.9°29 October 1980All-time low
Sun, 2578° / 52°0Overcast
78 °Overcast

Ottumwa, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 78°, low 52°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind2.3 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°
Mon, 2673° / 53°0Overcast
73 °Overcast

Ottumwa, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 73°, low 53°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind4.7 mph SE
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Tue, 2773° / 57°0.1Rain
73 °Rain

Ottumwa, Tuesday, 27 October

Rain. High 73°, low 57°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.8 mph S
Humidity56%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Wed, 2875° / 56°0.13Light rain
75 °Light rain

Ottumwa, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 56°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8.5 mph S
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°
Thu, 2968° / 61°0.03Light rain
68 °Light rain

Ottumwa, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 61°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind12.2 mph SW
Humidity82%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Fri, 3074° / 60°0.18Light rain
74 °Light rain

Ottumwa, Friday, 30 October

Light rain. High 74°, low 60°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind11.7 mph S
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Sat, 3170° / 60°1.02Heavy rain
70 °Heavy rain

Ottumwa, Saturday, 31 October

Heavy rain. High 70°, low 60°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind14.3 mph SW
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point57°
Sun, 0170° / 61°0.04Light rain
70 °Light rain

Ottumwa, Sunday, 1 November

Light rain. High 70°, low 61°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind16.2 mph SW
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point57°
Mon, 0269° / 56°0Partly cloudy
69 °Partly cloudy

Ottumwa, Monday, 2 November

Partly cloudy. High 69°, low 56°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind6.3 mph NW
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Tue, 0359° / 53°0.07Light rain
59 °Light rain

Ottumwa, Tuesday, 3 November

Light rain. High 59°, low 53°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind14.5 mph E
Humidity85%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Wed, 0464° / 51°0.3Rain
64 °Rain

Ottumwa, Wednesday, 4 November

Rain. High 64°, low 51°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind13.3 mph NE
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Thu, 0560° / 48°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

Ottumwa, Thursday, 5 November

Overcast. High 60°, low 48°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.5 mph W
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Fri, 0670° / 49°0Mostly clear
70 °Mostly clear

Ottumwa, Friday, 6 November

Mostly clear. High 70°, low 49°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind12.7 mph S
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Sat, 0774° / 57°0Overcast
74 °Overcast

Ottumwa, Saturday, 7 November

Overcast. High 74°, low 57°.

Pressure29.59 inHg
Wind15.7 mph W
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Sun, 0858° / 49°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Ottumwa, Sunday, 8 November

Overcast. High 58°, low 49°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind12.1 mph NW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0954° / 38°0.1Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low13° (1991)
Tue, 1051° / 36°0.09Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high74° (2012)
Record low15° (2018)
Wed, 1150° / 34°0.07Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high75° (1964)
Record low14° (2019)
Thu, 1248° / 33°0.07Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high69° (1964)
Record low7° (2019)
Fri, 1349° / 33°0.07Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high76° (1999)
Record low8° (1986)
Sat, 1449° / 35°0.03Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high74° (2025)
Record low16° (1986)
Sun, 1550° / 35°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low6° (1972)
Mon, 1650° / 34°0.04Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low17° (1997)
Tue, 1751° / 35°0.13Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high74° (2016)
Record low15° (2005)
Wed, 1850° / 36°0.05Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low12° (2014)
Thu, 1950° / 35°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (2007)
Record low19° (2018)
Fri, 2047° / 33°0.1Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high67° (2003)
Record low15° (1964)
Sat, 2147° / 31°0.06Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Saturday, 21 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (1990)
Record low9° (1964)
Sun, 2247° / 31°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Ottumwa, Sunday, 22 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high69° (1966)
Record low13° (2015)

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 Ottumwa, 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 Ottumwa, 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.