| NWS Forecast for: Franklin County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 753 PM CDT Sun Jul 19 2026 | |
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 107 in the afternoon. Monday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Thursday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent. Friday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 20 percent. Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Franklin County | |
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