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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

Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)

Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 1:50 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Buffalo Center IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buffalo Center IA
 43.39°N 93.93°W
Last Update:
1:27 pm CDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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