Washta, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (51061)
Feels Like 37°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 37°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1988 - Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Joseph MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 degrees at Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Hibbing MN and Philips WI.
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Washta 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 6
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Sep 8
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday Sep 12
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:54 AM
Sunset 7:50 PM
Last Light 8:19 PM
Moonset 5:22 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
25 at 13 Miles North Of White Sulphur Springs, MT
Weather Folklore
When ropes are tight it's going to rain; When weather's fair, they're slack again.
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About Washta, Iowa
Washta is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 209 at the time of the 2020 census. It is called "The Coldest Spot in Iowa", recording a temperature of −47 °F (−44 °C) without wind chill on January 12, 1912.
Washta's name dates back to 1868 when a local man named Whisman turned his farm into a trading post/mail stop for the freight train going from Correctionville, Iowa, to Cherokee, Iowa. He was asked to be the official postmaster for the area. When asked what the name of his town would be, he recalled an interesting encounter with two Native Americans the year before: While Whisman was out hunting, the two came upon him, removed his gun, looked at it, and handed it back while saying, Wash-tay, Wash-tay, meaning "good". Changing the pronunciation slightly, Whisman decided he would call the town Washta.
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