| NWS Forecast for: Palo Alto County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 447 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 | |
Today: Rain likely early this morning. Snow. Blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Very windy and much cooler with highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, increasing to north 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Very windy with lows around 20. North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 20 percent. Thursday: Sunny. Highs around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 15 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming clear. Lows around 20. Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Not as cool with lows in the mid 30s. Sunday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Breezy with highs in the upper 40s. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Palo Alto County | |
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