| NWS Forecast for: Palo Alto County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 723 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 | |
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Humid with highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Friday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon. Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening. Independence Day: Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Monday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: Palo Alto County | |
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