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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 30.21 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 12:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Light north wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Light north wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Baxter IA
 41.82°N 93.16°W
Last Update:
11:52 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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