| NWS Forecast for: Polk City IA Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 3:51 am CDT Mar 12, 2026 | |
Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Windy, with a light southwest wind becoming south southwest 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Tonight: A chance of rain between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a south southwest wind 23 to 26 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Saturday Night: A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Sunday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 41. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. | |
| Polk City IA 41.78°N 93.71°W | |
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