| NWS Forecast for: Polk County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 427 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025 |  |
Tonight: Snow this evening, then a chance of freezing drizzle and snow after midnight. Additional snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Total snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches. Lows 10 to 15. East winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming north with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs around 18. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Monday: Partly sunny. Highs around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Temperature rising into the upper 20s after midnight. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday: Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Lows 15 to 20. Chance of snow 30 percent. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the mid 20s. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above zero. Friday: Partly sunny. Highs around 10 above. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 below to zero. Wind chill values as low as 20 below. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 20 below. | |
| Zone Forecast: Polk County | |
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