Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Fog/Mist

59°F

15°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 10:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers.  High near 61. East southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °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 65.

    High: 65 °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

Today
Showers. High near 61. East southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 32. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Baxter IA
 41.82°N 93.16°W
6:01 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
10am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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