| NWS Forecast for: Lucas County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 128 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: Sunny, warmer with highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 102. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Humid with lows around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent. Heat index values up to 101 early in the evening. Wednesday: Cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Thursday Night: Clear. Lows around 60. Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Friday Night: Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Saturday: Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 40 percent. Sunday: Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday: Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 60 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: Lucas County | |
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