| NWS Forecast for: Franklin County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 1107 AM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 | |
Rest Of Today: Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers late this morning, then snow showers likely this afternoon. Patchy blowing snow. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Windy with highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s this afternoon. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers, mainly in the evening. Breezy, cooler with lows around 6 above. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent. Saturday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy and much cooler with highs around 10 above. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 1 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow. Breezy with highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy and breezy, cold with lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as 25 below. Martin Luther King Jr Day: Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 25 below. Monday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around zero. Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature 15 to 20. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Franklin County | |
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