| NWS Forecast for: Polk County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 317 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 | |
Tonight: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming partly cloudy. Much colder with lows around 10 below. Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as 32 below. Friday: Partly sunny. Much colder with highs around 1 below. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 35 below. Friday Night: Cloudy. A chance of snow after midnight. Cold. Near steady temperature around 3 below. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill values as low as 19 below. Saturday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs around 4 above. East winds around 5 mph. Saturday Night: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Cold with lows around 1 below. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny. Highs around 10 above. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 below. Monday: Sunny. Highs around 20. Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 10 above. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 20. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around zero. Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15. | |
| Zone Forecast: Polk County | |
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