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Weather in Indianola

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:24 pm (PDT)
Now · light drizzle 50 °F
Feels like
46 °F
Low / high
44 / 53 °F
Rain
71% · 0.02 in
Wind
5 mph W
→ 29.97 inHg · steady

Today in Indianola: drizzle, 44 °F to 53 °F, with a 71% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a light breeze from the west (5 mph). Tomorrow, drizzle, 44 °F to 51 °F and a 36% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 54 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 28 Drizzle 44 / 53 °F 71% · 0.02 in 11 mph S 1.0 ft 7:40 am · 6:00 pm HRRR
Thu 29 Drizzle 44 / 51 °F 36% · 0.11 in 13 mph S 0.6 ft 8:36 am · 6:43 pm HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Light drizzle 42 / 50 °F 35% 5 mph SE 0.1 ft 9:38 am · 7:35 pm NBM
Sat 31 Overcast 40 / 52 °F 4% 5 mph ENE 0.1 ft 10:44 am · 8:41 pm NBM
Sun 1 Partly cloudy 41 / 52 °F 3% 4 mph S 0.1 ft 10:51 am · 9:07 pm NBM
Mon 2 Overcast 42 / 52 °F 8% 4 mph NNE 0.1 ft 11:51 am · 10:48 pm NBM
Tue 3 Overcast 44 / 54 °F 8% 6 mph NNE 0.1 ft 12:40 pm NBM
Wed 4 Partly cloudy 43 / 54 °F 10% 4 mph ESE 0.1 ft 12:29 am · 1:19 pm NBM
Thu 5 Light drizzle 44 / 53 °F 19% 4 mph SSE 0.1 ft 1:54 am · 1:51 pm NBM
Fri 6 Light drizzle 45 / 53 °F 27% · 0.08 in 6 mph SSE 0.3 ft 3:04 am · 2:19 pm NBM
Sat 7 Drizzle 45 / 53 °F 29% · 0.24 in 7 mph S 0.9 ft 4:02 am · 2:45 pm NBM
Sun 8 Drizzle 46 / 57 °F 31% · 0.11 in 10 mph SSE 0.9 ft 4:52 am · 3:10 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Light rain 48 / 54 °F 32% · 0.66 in 9 mph SSE 1.1 ft 5:37 am · 3:37 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Overcast 53 / 60 °F 41% 6 mph S 0.3 ft 6:17 am · 4:07 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky DrizzlePartly cloudyLight drizzleLight drizzlePartly cloudyDrizzleLight drizzleClear
Temperature 48°48°44°45°52°52°49°46°
Chance of rain 71%20%35%18%10%15%22%9%
Rain 0.02 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 11 S4 SSE3 WNW3 NNE4 S7 SSE5 N5 SW
Humidity 91%91%94%97%77%82%84%86%
UV 00001100
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 53°51°49°52°52°51°53°
AIFS 51°51°50°51°53°53°54°
GFS 54°53°53°53°56°53°53°
ICON 53°53°49°51°54°54°58°
HRRR 53°51°—————
NBM 53°51°50°52°52°52°54°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 0.19 in0.24 in0.18 in0000
AIFS 0.33 in0.17 in0.21 in0.02 in00.00 in0.04 in
GFS 0.19 in0.04 in0.32 in0000
ICON 0.12 in0.22 in0.30 in0000
HRRR 0.02 in0.05 in—————
NBM 0.14 in0.20 in00000
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 18291017610915617611812
AIFS 16937433
GFS 9277216155114751258
ICON 1227817410919411411615
HRRR 11261324—————
NBM 12219165656454667
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 100%78%66%6%4%4%4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 100%16%45%16%8%4%6%
NBM (NOAA) 71%36%35%4%3%8%8%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 2%1%2%0%0%0%0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8 Normal −0.7 °F A bit below −48% —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 Above +3.1 °F A bit above +31% 54° / 46°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 A bit above +2.2 °F Normal 52° / 44°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 A bit above +2.2 °F Normal 50° / 42°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 A bit above +2.0 °F Normal 49° / 41°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain
November A bit above +1.3 °F Normal
December Above +2.7 °F Normal
January Above +2.9 °F Normal
February A bit above +2.3 °F Normal
March Above +3.2 °F Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Indianola climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Indianola is from July to August: highs of 74 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water
JanuaryJan 47° 36° 5.47 in 17 1.6 46°
FebruaryFeb 49° 36° 3.45 in 14 3.7 46°
MarchMar 53° 38° 4.32 in 16 3.7 47°
AprilApr 58° 41° 2.65 in 13 5.6 48°
MayMay 63° 46° 1.74 in 10 6.7 50°
JuneJun 67° 50° 1.64 in 8 6.7 52°
JulyJul 73° 53° 0.77 in 4 8.4 53°
AugustAug 74° 53° 1.08 in 4 7.6 53°
SeptemberSep 69° 50° 1.54 in 7 6.1 52°
OctoberOct 59° 44° 3.56 in 13 2.8 50°
NovemberNov 51° 39° 5.82 in 18 1.7 49°
DecemberDec 46° 36° 6.05 in 17 1.2 47°
Month Water
Jan 46°
Feb 46°
Mar 47°
Apr 48°
May 50°
Jun 52°
Jul 53°
Aug 53°
Sep 52°
Oct 50°
Nov 49°
Dec 47°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 38.09 in of rain on about 142 days and about 1,700 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now50 °Ffeels like 46 °F
Tomorrow44 / 51 °F

It's 50 °F now (feels like 46 °F). Today, 44 °F to 53 °F; tomorrow, 44 °F to 51 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 71% 0.02 in
  • Thu 29 36% 0.11 in
  • Fri 30 35%
  • Sat 31 4%
  • Sun 1 3%
  • Mon 2 8%
  • Tue 3 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 71%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 36% and 0.11 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.02 in; last 3 days, 0.16 in; last 7 days, 0.51 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity82%
Dew point44 °F

Humidity is 82% now and the dew point is 44 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood
Clouds34%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

  • ↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 34
Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 27 Drizzle49 / 54 °F0.35 in18 mph S
Mon 26 Light drizzle49 / 55 °F0.14 in5 mph ESE
Sun 25 Heavy drizzle49 / 54 °F0.33 in6 mph S
Sat 24 Light drizzle45 / 53 °F0.02 in6 mph SE
Fri 23 Overcast47 / 56 °F09 mph N
Thu 22 Overcast47 / 56 °F011 mph N
Wed 21 Overcast45 / 60 °F06 mph N
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 20 Mainly clear50 / 57 °F014 mph N
Mon 19 Overcast47 / 57 °F012 mph N
Sun 18 Overcast48 / 56 °F012 mph N
Sat 17 Light drizzle50 / 59 °F0.05 in13 mph ENE
Fri 16 Overcast51 / 70 °F08 mph SSE
Thu 15 Overcast51 / 60 °F010 mph N
Wed 14 Overcast52 / 62 °F010 mph SSE
Tue 13 Overcast49 / 60 °F010 mph SSE
Mon 12 Partly cloudy42 / 58 °F04 mph NE
Sun 11 Clear sky50 / 58 °F015 mph N
Sat 10 Light drizzle48 / 55 °F0.08 in12 mph N
Fri 9 Light drizzle52 / 58 °F0.13 in9 mph ENE
Thu 8 Overcast48 / 62 °F07 mph NNE
Wed 7 Overcast52 / 59 °F010 mph N
Tue 6 Overcast53 / 58 °F011 mph N
Mon 5 Overcast50 / 63 °F06 mph NE
Sun 4 Partly cloudy54 / 64 °F08 mph N
Sat 3 Overcast55 / 62 °F013 mph N
Fri 2 Overcast53 / 65 °F08 mph NNE
Thu 1 Overcast51 / 62 °F06 mph N
Wed 30 Light drizzle51 / 59 °F0.05 in11 mph N
Tue 29 Drizzle54 / 59 °F0.28 in18 mph S
Mon 28 Overcast47 / 63 °F018 mph S

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in IndianolaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Indianola?

Drizzle, from 44 °F to 53 °F, with a light breeze from the west (5 mph) and a 71% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Indianola?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 36% (0.11 in): drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 40 °F and a high of 54 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.97 inHg and steady: +0.06 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Indianola?

The best time to visit Indianola is from July to August: highs of 74 °F, about 4 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Indianola in October?

In October, Indianola normally sees highs of 59 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 13 rainy days (3.56 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 50 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Indianola?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 74 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is December (6.05 in) and the driest, July.

More about Indianola today

Weather near Indianola

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 1.2 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:24 pm (local time).

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