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7-Day Forecast 40.69°N 95.58°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Riverton IA
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Last Update: 12:05 am CST Jan 16, 2026		Print

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of rain and snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind 18 to 27 km/h, with gusts as high as 45 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -2 °C

    Chance
    Rain/Snow


  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h increasing to 35 to 40 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 km/h.

    High: 1 °C

    Chance Snow
    and Windy


  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h.

    Low: -13 °C

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 km/h, with gusts as high as 45 km/h.

    High: -9 °C

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery


  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 8 to 18 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h.

    Low: -15 °C

    Mostly Clear



  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 3. South southwest wind 11 to 16 km/h becoming west 21 to 26 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 km/h.

    High: 3 °C

    Mostly Sunny



  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. North northwest wind 21 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h.

    Low: -13 °C

    Mostly Clear



  • M.L.King
    Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near -6. Northwest wind 13 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h.

    High: -6 °C

    Sunny



  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -13 °C

    Mostly Clear





    • Overnight: A chance of rain and snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind 18 to 27 km/h, with gusts as high as 45 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 1. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h increasing to 35 to 40 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 km/h.

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 km/h, with gusts as high as 50 km/h.

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 29 km/h, with gusts as high as 45 km/h.

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 8 to 18 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 km/h.

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 3. South southwest wind 11 to 16 km/h becoming west 21 to 26 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 km/h.

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. North northwest wind 21 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h.

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near -6. Northwest wind 13 to 23 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h.

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. South southwest wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 32 km/h.

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. South southwest wind 11 to 13 km/h becoming northwest after midnight.

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 3. North northwest wind 11 to 21 km/h, with gusts as high as 32 km/h.

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind around 10 km/h becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 4. South wind 10 to 16 km/h, with gusts as high as 27 km/h.


    Riverton IA
     40.69°N 95.58°W (Elev. 922 m)

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