Iowa City, IA Weather

Johnson County5:28 PM CDT41.66°N, 91.53°WElevation 669 ft

Current conditions

Clear
75°
Clear
Feels like 75°
High 78°·Low 53°
WindSSE 6 mph
Humidity47%
Dew point54°
Pressure30.30 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover51%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:30 AM
Sunset6:11 PM

Observed at Iowa City Municipal Airport · 33 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Monday

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 76°
  2. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 74°
  3. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 70°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  5. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  7. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 61°
  8. Mon12 AM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  9. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°
  10. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  11. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  12. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  13. 5 AM Cloudy 54°
  14. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  15. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  16. 8 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  17. 9 AM Cloudy 56°
  18. 10 AM Cloudy 58°
  19. 11 AM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  20. 12 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  21. 1 PM Mostly Cloudy 66°
  22. 2 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  23. 3 PM Partly Sunny 69°
  24. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 70°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°78°
  2. MonOct 26 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy52°70°
  3. TueOct 27 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy16%56°73°
  4. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny54%59°76°
  5. ThuOct 29 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms54%57°76°
  6. FriOct 30 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms48%58°75°
  7. SatOct 31 Rain Showers Likely Rain Showers Likely65%56°72°
  8. SunNov 1 Light rain Light rain0.02 in56°68°
  9. MonNov 2 Cloudy Cloudy53°63°
  10. TueNov 3 Rain Rain0.14 in51°57°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

58
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • SunModerate (70)

Southeast Iowa, IA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:30 AM
Sunset 6:11 PM
Daylight 10 h 41 min (−2 min 36 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 100% lit
Moonrise 5:31 PM Moonset 6:56 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low57° / 36°
Record high83° (1927)
Record low20° (1933)
Wettest1.70 in (1946)
Yesterday76° / 55°
Month to date1.67 in (normal 2.31 in)

Cedar Rapids Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in DVN, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Unseasonably mild fall weather continues through the upcoming work week, with passing clouds and light winds.

- Mostly dry conditions expected at the start of the work week, with chances gradually increasing midweek and beyond.

Short Term

Issued at 200 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Weak wave ejects off of the Rockies and tracks northeast into the Upper Mississippi River Valley through Monday. The slow-moving cold front to our northwest will continue to get shunted southeast into eastern Iowa as a result. With this overhead, we will start to see increasing cloud cover over the area and winds shifting easterly through Monday. Overall moisture content remains low, favoring dry conditions through the start of the work week. Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will moderate temperatures in the low 50s. Tomorrow we will see temperatures that are a few degrees cooler than the previous day, owing to increased cloud cover and llvl easterly flow setting up behind the front.

Long Term

Issued at 200 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Tuesday-Thursday...The next shortwave trough rotates into the Northern Plains, spawning another low pressure system across the Dakotas. Diffluent flow ahead of a jet streak in the base of this trough is expected to slowly deepen this new low as it treks into Minnesota and southern Ontario Tuesday night into Wednesday. A weak cold front will slide into Iowa, but similar to today, it will stall out across the state heading into Wednesday night. Lingering moisture from the Pacific will keep PoPs around 20-40% for areas west of the Mississippi River Wednesday night into Thursday, with higher chances (60-80%) for locations along/north of a line from Sigourney to Dubuque IA. Any accumulation currently seems to be light and <0.25".

Friday-Saturday...Another weak trough in the subtropical jet stream is pulled northward into the Central Plains by a longwave trough digging into the western CONUS. A sense of deju vu sets in on Friday with surface cyclogenesis occurring along the Front Range of the Rockies and easterly surface flow returning with a high pressure over the Great Lakes. By Saturday, the remnants of the boundary left across Iowa is lifted northward, and southerly flow returns. This will set the stage for a more active pattern going into the first days of November.

Aviation

Issued at 1204 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period, with light southerly winds to start. After 21z this afternoon, winds will become light and variable, lasting through tonight as a slow- moving cold front moves overhead. Otherwise, a mix of mid-high clouds will be seen. No sig wx is expected at this time.

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