Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 2:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Colfax IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers.  Steady temperature around 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers. Steady temperature around 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Colfax IA
 41.67°N 93.25°W
1:52 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
3pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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