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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall; Typhoon Watch in Guam and CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue through tonight from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Scattered damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes may accompany a line of severe thunderstorms that is expected across the Mid-Atlantic into New England Friday. A Typhoon Watch continues for Guam and CNMI as Tropical Storm Champi will strengthen and approach the islands this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 7:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Becoming
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 39 °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 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Baxter IA
 41.82°N 93.16°W
Last Update:
6:02 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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