Chariton, IA Weather Forecast
Lucas County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Chariton, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
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
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Chariton, IA at a glance
Chariton is home to about 4,280 people in Lucas County, across 3.8 square miles. It ranks 98th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Knoxville, 23 miles away.
- County
- Lucas County
- Population
- 4,280 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.8 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,136
- Forecast point
- 41.0174°N, 93.3096°W
How well can the network see Chariton?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDMX (Des Moines, IA), to the NNW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,900 ft above Chariton. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KCNC (Chariton Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Chariton
- Knoxville, IA23 mi
- Osceola, IA25 mi
- Albia, IA26 mi
- Indianola, IA27 mi
- Centerville, IA30 mi
- Pella, IA34 mi
- Carlisle, IA36 mi
- Norwalk, IA38 mi
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