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Dorchester, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (52140)

WEATHER ALERTS - Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

77°F
Feels Like 77°F  
Humidity 61% Dew Point 63°F Wind S 7 MPH Gusts 12 Barometer 29.91 in.759.7 mm
Solar Rad 651 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 10.8 miles NW of central Dorchester
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WEATHER ALERTS - Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

77°F
Feels Like 77°F  
Humidity 61% Dew Point 63°F Wind S 7 MPH Gusts 12 Barometer 29.91 in.759.7 mm
Solar Rad 651 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 10.8 miles NW of central Dorchester
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunOct 5
Sun Oct 5: Sunny, High 84°F, Low 53°F
84°
53°
MonOct 6
Mon Oct 6: Thunderstorms, High 63°F, Low 43°F
40%
63°
43°
TueOct 7
Tue Oct 7: Sunny, High 66°F, Low 39°F
10%
66°
39°
WedOct 8
Wed Oct 8: Sunny, High 68°F, Low 42°F
68°
42°
ThuOct 9
Thu Oct 9: Sunny, High 69°F, Low 49°F
10%
69°
49°
FriOct 10
Fri Oct 10: Sunny, High 71°F, Low 46°F
10%
71°
46°
SatOct 11
Sat Oct 11: Sunny, High 74°F, Low 51°F
10%
74°
51°


This Date in Weather History

1786 - The famous "Pumpkin Flood" occurred on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Harrisburg PA reported a river stage of twenty-two feet. The heavy rains culminated a wet season.

More on this and other weather history


Dorchester 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Oct 5

Sunny

Day: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thunderstorms

Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. West wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Oct 6

Thunderstorms

Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Chance Rain Showers

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Oct 7

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 3 mph.

Wednesday Oct 8

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 2 mph.

Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 2 mph.

Thursday Oct 9

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Chance Rain Showers

Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Oct 10

Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 3 mph.

Saturday Oct 11

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sun & Moon   Monthly

First Light 6:40 AM

Sunrise 7:09 AM

Sunset 6:41 PM

Last Light 7:10 PM

Moonrise 5:54 PM

Moonset 5:13 AM

Moon Phase

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Contiguous United States Extremes

Sat's High Temperature
98 at Rio Grande Village, TX

Sun's Low Temperature
15 at 27 Miles South Of Bonanza, UT


Weather Folklore

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About Dorchester, Iowa

Dorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). The town was originally settled by Harvey Bell and Edmund Bell, and was named after Dorchester, England. Although Dorchester is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52140, which opened on 21 May 1857. Dorchester is located in Waterloo Township.

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