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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

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA)

Lat: 42.47°NLon: 93.27°WElev: 1138ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 8:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Garden City IA

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then
    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °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 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Garden City IA
 42.24°N 93.38°W
Last Update:
8:01 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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