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Riverton, IA 51650 Weather

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 78°F, low 55°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Riverton, IA 51650 current weather

57°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 78° / L 55°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 3:11 AM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 3:11 AM PT

  1. Now57°15%
  2. 6 AM56°
  3. 7 AM57°
  4. 8 AM57°
  5. 9 AM59°
  6. 10 AM64°
  7. 11 AM67°
  8. 12 PM70°
  9. 1 PM72°
  10. 2 PM76°
  11. 3 PM76°
  12. 4 PM77°
  13. 5 PM78°18%
  14. 6 PM75°27%
  15. 7 PM71°53%
  16. 8 PM69°47%
  17. 9 PM64°68%
  18. 10 PM63°63%
  19. 11 PM62°49%
  20. Thu12 AM60°18%
  21. 1 AM61°
  22. 2 AM59°
  23. 3 AM58°
  24. 4 AM57°
  25. 5 AM55°
  26. 6 AM55°
  27. 7 AM54°
  28. 8 AM54°
  29. 9 AM55°
  30. 10 AM59°
  31. 11 AM62°
  32. 12 PM65°
  33. 1 PM68°
  34. 2 PM70°
  35. 3 PM71°
  36. 4 PM72°
  37. 5 PM70°
  38. 6 PM68°
  39. 7 PM65°21%
  40. 8 PM61°21%
  41. 9 PM59°21%
  42. 10 PM59°21%
  43. 11 PM58°21%
  44. Fri12 AM57°21%
  45. 1 AM57°80%
  46. 2 AM57°80%
  47. 3 AM57°80%
  48. 4 AM57°80%

7-day forecast

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  • Today10/2818% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 78°

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Thu10/2980% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 72°

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Fri10/3084% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 71°

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Sat10/3173% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 68°

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 3 mph.

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  • Sun11/137% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 68°

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

    Partly Sunny
  • Mon11/278% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 66°

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Tue11/359% chance of precipitationLow High 63°

    Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Rain Showers Likely

Forecast for 40.676, -95.561 from the NWS OAX office, updated 10/28/2026, 3:11 AM 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. Now57°Slight Chance Rain Showers15%10 mph
  2. 6 AM56°Mostly Sunny9%10 mph
  3. 7 AM57°Mostly Sunny8%12 mph
  4. 8 AM57°Mostly Sunny7%13 mph
  5. 9 AM59°Mostly Sunny7%15 mph
  6. 10 AM64°Mostly Sunny6%15 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
50°65°80°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue78°56°72°54°71°56°67°56°67°54°66°56°63°53°

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

  1. WedNow57°15%10
  2.  6 AM56°9%10
  3.  7 AM57°8%12
  4.  8 AM57°7%13
  5.  9 AM59°7%15
  6.  10 AM64°6%15
  7.  11 AM67°6%17
  8.  12 PM70°6%18
  9.  1 PM72°6%18
  10.  2 PM76°6%20
  11.  3 PM76°6%18
  12.  4 PM77°6%18
  13.  5 PM78°18%15
  14.  6 PM75°27%10
  15.  7 PM71°53%8
  16.  8 PM69°47%8
  17.  9 PM64°68%6
  18.  10 PM63°63%5
  19.  11 PM62°49%5
  20. Thu 10/2912 AM60°18%3
  21.  1 AM61°4%2
  22.  2 AM59°4%3
  23.  3 AM58°2%5
  24.  4 AM57°4%5
  25.  5 AM55°1%5
  26.  6 AM55°1%5
  27.  7 AM54°1%6
  28.  8 AM54°1%6
  29.  9 AM55°0%6
  30.  10 AM59°0%7
  31.  11 AM62°0%7
  32.  12 PM65°0%7
  33.  1 PM68°0%7
  34.  2 PM70°0%7
  35.  3 PM71°0%7
  36.  4 PM72°0%8
  37.  5 PM70°0%7
  38.  6 PM68°1%6
  39.  7 PM65°21%6
  40.  8 PM61°21%6
  41.  9 PM59°21%7
  42.  10 PM59°21%8
  43.  11 PM58°21%8
  44. Fri 10/3012 AM57°21%8
  45.  1 AM57°80%7
  46.  2 AM57°80%7
  47.  3 AM57°80%7
  48.  4 AM57°80%7
  49.  5 AM56°80%7
  50.  6 AM56°80%6
  51.  7 AM56°81%6
  52.  8 AM57°81%6
  53.  9 AM59°81%6
  54.  10 AM61°81%6
  55.  11 AM63°81%6
  56.  12 PM66°81%6
  57.  1 PM68°60%6
  58.  2 PM69°60%6
  59.  3 PM70°60%5
  60.  4 PM71°60%5
  61.  5 PM70°60%5
  62.  6 PM68°60%5
  63.  7 PM65°84%5
  64.  8 PM63°84%5
  65.  9 PM61°84%5
  66.  10 PM60°84%5
  67.  11 PM59°84%5
  68. Sat 10/3112 AM59°84%3
  69.  1 AM59°73%3
  70.  2 AM59°73%3
  71.  3 AM58°73%3
  72.  4 AM57°73%3
  73.  5 AM57°73%3
  74.  6 AM56°73%3
  75.  7 AM56°52%3
  76.  8 AM57°52%3
  77.  9 AM58°52%3
  78.  10 AM60°52%3
  79.  11 AM62°52%3
  80.  12 PM64°52%5
  81.  1 PM65°47%5
  82.  2 PM67°47%5
  83.  3 PM67°47%5
  84.  4 PM67°47%5
  85.  5 PM66°47%5
  86.  6 PM64°47%3
  87.  7 PM62°39%3
  88.  8 PM60°39%3
  89.  9 PM58°39%3
  90.  10 PM57°39%3
  91.  11 PM57°39%3
  92. Sun 11/112 AM57°39%2
  93.  1 AM57°34%2
  94.  1 AM56°34%2
  95.  2 AM56°34%2
  96.  3 AM55°34%2
  97.  4 AM54°34%2
  98.  5 AM54°34%2
  99.  6 AM54°11%2
  100.  7 AM55°11%2
  101.  8 AM56°11%2
  102.  9 AM58°11%2
  103.  10 AM60°11%2
  104.  11 AM63°11%3
  105.  12 PM65°5%3
  106.  1 PM66°5%3
  107.  2 PM67°5%5
  108.  3 PM67°5%5
  109.  4 PM66°5%3
  110.  5 PM65°5%3
  111.  6 PM63°11%2
  112.  7 PM61°11%2
  113.  8 PM59°11%3
  114.  9 PM58°11%3
  115.  10 PM57°11%3
  116.  11 PM56°11%2
  117. Mon 11/212 AM56°37%2
  118.  1 AM56°37%2
  119.  2 AM56°37%3
  120.  3 AM56°37%5
  121.  4 AM56°37%6
  122.  5 AM56°37%7
  123.  6 AM56°78%8
  124.  7 AM57°78%9
  125.  8 AM58°78%10
  126.  9 AM60°78%12
  127.  10 AM61°78%13
  128.  11 AM63°78%13
  129.  12 PM64°75%14
  130.  1 PM65°75%15
  131.  2 PM66°75%16
  132.  3 PM66°75%16
  133.  4 PM65°75%15
  134.  5 PM63°75%14
  135.  6 PM61°70%13
  136.  7 PM59°70%13
  137.  8 PM58°70%13
  138.  9 PM57°70%13
  139.  10 PM56°70%13
  140.  11 PM56°70%13
  141. Tue 11/312 AM55°60%13
  142.  1 AM54°60%14
  143.  2 AM54°60%14
  144.  3 AM53°60%15
  145.  4 AM53°60%15
  146.  5 AM53°60%15
  147.  6 AM53°59%15
  148.  7 AM54°59%15
  149.  8 AM55°59%16
  150.  9 AM56°59%16
  151.  10 AM58°59%16
  152.  11 AM59°59%16
  153.  12 PM61°54%16
  154.  1 PM62°54%16
  155.  2 PM63°54%16
  156.  3 PM63°54%15

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 3:11 AM PT

Radar and satellite

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NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

Iowa hazards

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

  • Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook 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

Drought

By county

Fremont County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:48 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Daylight
10 hr 35 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 94% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:20 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:51 PM
Moonrise
7:49 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 65°, low 42°, precipitation 2.72 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Sidney 1sse, 6 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Riverton, IA 51650?
The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 78°F. Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms.
Will it rain in Riverton, IA 51650 in the next 24 hours?
The hourly forecast shows a 53% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 7:00 PM CDT.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Riverton, IA 51650 today?
Sunrise is about 7:48 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:23 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Riverton, IA 51650?
At Sidney 1sse, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 65°F and the normal low is 42°F.

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