| NWS Forecast for: Polk County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 558 AM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026 |  |
Today: Widespread frost this morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday Night: Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Friday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Sunday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Chance of rain 20 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: Polk County | |
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