Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chariton (KCNC)

Lat: 41.03°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1050ft.

Fog/Mist

63°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 15 Oct 10:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lacona IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely.  Temperature rising to near 63 by noon, then falling to around 59 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. Temperature rising to near 63 by noon, then falling to around 59 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lacona IA
 41.19°N 93.37°W
6:01 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
10am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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