7-Day Zone Forecast for Palo Alto County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Palo Alto County
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 102 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2026
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Rest Of Tonight: Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain and snow showers. Additional ice accumulation around a trace. Near steady temperature around 30. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Saturday: Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of snow 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 50s.







Zone Forecast: Palo Alto County

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