7-Day Forecast 40.81°N 92.88°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Rathbun IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 3:11 am CST Jan 15, 2026
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  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance
    Flurries



  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy



  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery



  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny




  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery



  • M.L.King
    Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery.

    High: 18 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery





  • Today: A chance of flurries after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery.

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery.

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery.

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.



    Rathbun IA
     40.81°N 92.88°W

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