7-Day Zone Forecast for Polk County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Polk County
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 317 PM CST Sun Nov 23 2025
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Tonight: Sunny, then becoming partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of fog this evening. Widespread fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Areas of fog in the morning. Rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Monday Night: Cloudy. A chance of rain, mainly in the evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s.

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

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows in the mid 20s.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Saturday Night: Snow likely. Light snow accumulation possible. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.







Zone Forecast: Polk County

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