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It is 63°F and cloudy in Malcom, IA, observed at 6:55 PM CDT. Tonight: Partly Cloudy, low 51°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Malcom, IA current weather

63°F

Cloudy

H -- / L 51°Feels like 63°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at Grinnell Municipal Airfield (9.3 mi away), 10/27/2026, 6:55 PM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 5:31 PM PT

  1. Now63°
  2. 8 PM61°
  3. 9 PM58°
  4. 10 PM57°
  5. 11 PM55°
  6. Wed12 AM54°
  7. 1 AM54°
  8. 2 AM53°
  9. 3 AM53°
  10. 4 AM52°
  11. 5 AM51°
  12. 6 AM52°
  13. 7 AM53°
  14. 8 AM53°
  15. 9 AM58°
  16. 10 AM63°
  17. 11 AM66°
  18. 12 PM69°
  19. 1 PM72°
  20. 2 PM74°
  21. 3 PM75°
  22. 4 PM75°
  23. 5 PM76°
  24. 6 PM73°
  25. 7 PM71°
  26. 8 PM69°11%
  27. 9 PM66°22%
  28. 10 PM66°28%
  29. 11 PM65°29%
  30. Thu12 AM63°30%
  31. 1 AM63°30%
  32. 2 AM61°38%
  33. 3 AM61°35%
  34. 4 AM59°
  35. 5 AM58°
  36. 6 AM58°
  37. 7 AM58°
  38. 8 AM56°
  39. 9 AM57°
  40. 10 AM60°
  41. 11 AM63°
  42. 12 PM65°
  43. 1 PM67°
  44. 2 PM69°
  45. 3 PM70°
  46. 4 PM70°
  47. 5 PM68°
  48. 6 PM65°

7-day forecast

Tap a day for details

  • Today10/27Low 51°High

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph.

    Partly Cloudy
  • Wed10/2838% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 76°

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Thu10/2928% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 70°

    Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Fri10/3078% chance of precipitationLow 49°High 65°

    Friday: Rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Rain Showers
  • Sat10/3167% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 64°

    Saturday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Sun11/129% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 66°

    Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Mon11/259% chance of precipitationLow 49°High 67°

    Monday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Tue11/360% chance of precipitationLow High 63°

    Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

    Rain Showers Likely

Forecast for 41.708, -92.555 from the NWS DMX office, updated 10/27/2026, 5:31 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now63°Mostly Cloudy3%6 mph
  2. 8 PM61°Mostly Cloudy3%6 mph
  3. 9 PM58°Partly Cloudy2%6 mph
  4. 10 PM57°Partly Cloudy1%6 mph
  5. 11 PM55°Mostly Clear1%6 mph
  6. 12 AM54°Mostly Clear2%5 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
40°60°80°0%100%TueWedThuFriSatSunMonTue76°51°70°52°64°46°64°53°65°53°66°52°55°50°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. TueNow63°3%6
  2.  8 PM61°3%6
  3.  9 PM58°2%6
  4.  10 PM57°1%6
  5.  11 PM55°1%6
  6. Wed 10/2812 AM54°2%5
  7.  1 AM54°2%5
  8.  2 AM53°2%5
  9.  3 AM53°3%3
  10.  4 AM52°3%3
  11.  5 AM51°5%5
  12.  6 AM52°8%5
  13.  7 AM53°9%5
  14.  8 AM53°9%6
  15.  9 AM58°9%7
  16.  10 AM63°9%8
  17.  11 AM66°9%9
  18.  12 PM69°9%10
  19.  1 PM72°9%12
  20.  2 PM74°8%12
  21.  3 PM75°6%13
  22.  4 PM75°5%13
  23.  5 PM76°5%13
  24.  6 PM73°5%13
  25.  7 PM71°5%10
  26.  8 PM69°11%12
  27.  9 PM66°22%10
  28.  10 PM66°28%10
  29.  11 PM65°29%10
  30. Thu 10/2912 AM63°30%9
  31.  1 AM63°30%9
  32.  2 AM61°38%8
  33.  3 AM61°35%7
  34.  4 AM59°3%6
  35.  5 AM58°5%6
  36.  6 AM58°7%6
  37.  7 AM58°1%6
  38.  8 AM56°1%6
  39.  9 AM57°1%6
  40.  10 AM60°1%7
  41.  11 AM63°1%7
  42.  12 PM65°1%6
  43.  1 PM67°0%6
  44.  2 PM69°0%6
  45.  3 PM70°0%5
  46.  4 PM70°0%5
  47.  5 PM68°0%5
  48.  6 PM65°0%3
  49.  7 PM61°3%3
  50.  8 PM58°3%3
  51.  9 PM55°3%3
  52.  10 PM53°3%3
  53.  11 PM52°3%3
  54. Fri 10/3012 AM51°3%3
  55.  1 AM50°28%3
  56.  2 AM49°28%3
  57.  3 AM48°28%5
  58.  4 AM47°28%5
  59.  5 AM46°28%5
  60.  6 AM46°28%6
  61.  7 AM46°78%6
  62.  8 AM50°78%6
  63.  9 AM52°78%7
  64.  10 AM55°78%7
  65.  11 AM57°78%7
  66.  12 PM59°78%6
  67.  1 PM61°71%6
  68.  2 PM63°71%6
  69.  3 PM64°71%5
  70.  4 PM64°71%5
  71.  5 PM63°71%5
  72.  6 PM61°71%5
  73.  7 PM59°68%5
  74.  8 PM58°68%5
  75.  9 PM57°68%5
  76.  10 PM56°68%5
  77.  11 PM55°68%5
  78. Sat 10/3112 AM55°68%3
  79.  1 AM54°67%3
  80.  2 AM54°67%3
  81.  3 AM53°67%5
  82.  4 AM53°67%5
  83.  5 AM53°67%5
  84.  6 AM53°67%5
  85.  7 AM53°54%5
  86.  8 AM54°54%5
  87.  9 AM56°54%5
  88.  10 AM57°54%5
  89.  11 AM59°54%5
  90.  12 PM61°54%5
  91.  1 PM62°33%5
  92.  2 PM63°33%5
  93.  3 PM64°33%5
  94.  4 PM64°33%5
  95.  5 PM63°33%5
  96.  6 PM62°33%5
  97.  7 PM60°37%5
  98.  8 PM59°37%5
  99.  9 PM57°37%3
  100.  10 PM56°37%3
  101.  11 PM55°37%3
  102. Sun 11/112 AM54°37%2
  103.  1 AM54°36%2
  104.  1 AM54°36%2
  105.  2 AM53°36%3
  106.  3 AM53°36%3
  107.  4 AM53°36%3
  108.  5 AM53°36%3
  109.  6 AM53°29%3
  110.  7 AM54°29%3
  111.  8 AM56°29%5
  112.  9 AM58°29%5
  113.  10 AM60°29%5
  114.  11 AM62°29%5
  115.  12 PM64°18%5
  116.  1 PM65°18%5
  117.  2 PM65°18%3
  118.  3 PM65°18%3
  119.  4 PM64°18%3
  120.  5 PM63°18%2
  121.  6 PM61°15%2
  122.  7 PM59°15%2
  123.  8 PM57°15%2
  124.  9 PM56°15%2
  125.  10 PM55°15%2
  126.  11 PM54°15%2
  127. Mon 11/212 AM54°21%2
  128.  1 AM54°21%2
  129.  2 AM53°21%3
  130.  3 AM53°21%3
  131.  4 AM53°21%3
  132.  5 AM52°21%5
  133.  6 AM53°52%5
  134.  7 AM55°52%6
  135.  8 AM57°52%6
  136.  9 AM59°52%7
  137.  10 AM61°52%8
  138.  11 AM63°52%8
  139.  12 PM64°58%9
  140.  1 PM65°58%10
  141.  2 PM66°58%10
  142.  3 PM66°58%10
  143.  4 PM65°58%10
  144.  5 PM64°58%9
  145.  6 PM62°55%9
  146.  7 PM60°55%9
  147.  8 PM58°55%10
  148.  9 PM57°55%10
  149.  10 PM56°55%10
  150.  11 PM56°55%10
  151. Tue 11/312 AM55°59%10
  152.  1 AM54°59%12
  153.  2 AM53°59%12
  154.  3 AM52°59%13
  155.  4 AM51°59%13
  156.  5 AM50°59%13

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 5:31 PM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Iowa hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

AQI forecast today (South-central Iowa)
65ModeratePM2.5
AQI forecast tomorrow (South-central Iowa)
51ModeratePM2.5

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

Poweshiek County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:36 AM
Sunset
6:11 PM
Daylight
10 hr 35 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 96% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:08 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:39 PM
Moonrise
6:44 PM
Moonset
9:30 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 62°, low 38°, precipitation 3.21 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Grinnell 3 SW, 10 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Malcom, IA right now?
The latest observation from Grinnell Municipal Airfield was 63°F and cloudy, reported at 10/27/2026, 6:55 PM CDT.
Will it rain in Malcom, IA in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Malcom, IA today?
Sunrise is about 7:36 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:11 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Malcom, IA?
At Grinnell 3 SW, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 62°F and the normal low is 38°F.

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