7-Day Zone Forecast for Palo Alto County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Palo Alto County
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 230 AM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025
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Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 mph this morning, then increasing to south 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers after midnight. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the upper 30s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Sunday: Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the morning. Very windy with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday: Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s.







Zone Forecast: Palo Alto County

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