Monticello, IA Weather Forecast
Jones County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Monticello, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Dry for the moment, with rain moving in this afternoon
It is 55° with a dew point of 38°, which is dry for this time of year. The sky is clear. The air is close to calm.
The wind turns to the northwest around 7 PM. The first rain arrives between noon and 1 PM. That leaves a usable window outdoors until about noon, and it closes quickly after that.
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
One wet spell, dry either side of it
There is one wet stretch in the window, near noon. Total accumulation over the window comes to about 0.03 in.
It tapers off after 1 PM. The overnight low settles near 42°. Tomorrow tops out near 54°. It also gets muggier, so tomorrow will feel warmer than the number on its own suggests.
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
23–59°F across the weekThe week runs between 23° and 59°, with today the warmest day of it. There is no real trend across it: one day looks much like the next. Thursday is the wettest day, peaking near 42%. 5 of the 7 days stay dry.
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Monticello, IA at a glance
Monticello is home to about 4,056 people in Jones County, across 5.6 square miles. It ranks 102nd by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Anamosa, 10 miles away.
- County
- Jones County
- Population
- 4,056 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 721
- Forecast point
- 42.2304°N, 91.1859°W
How well can the network see Monticello?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDVN (Davenport, IA), to the SE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,800 ft above Monticello. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KMXO (Monticello Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Monticello
- Anamosa, IA10 mi
- Dyersville, IA18 mi
- Manchester, IA22 mi
- Marion, IA24 mi
- Mount Vernon, IA24 mi
- Robins, IA27 mi
- Asbury, IA28 mi
- Hiawatha, IA28 mi
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