| NWS Forecast for: Monroe County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 128 PM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Friday: Mostly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday: Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 70 percent. Sunday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening. Tuesday: Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Wednesday: Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent. | |
| Zone Forecast: Monroe County | |
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