| NWS Forecast for: Story County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 128 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation around an inch. Very windy and cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Tonight: Cloudy. Snow, mainly in the evening. Blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Total snow accumulation 3 to 4 inches. Very windy and much cooler with lows around 4 above. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Wind chill values as low as 20 below. Monday: Partly sunny. Areas of blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Windy, cooler with highs around 15. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 21 below. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 3 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Tuesday: Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 50. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 30s. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Story County | |
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