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Iowa weather: More hit or miss shower and storm chances with warm and muggy conditions lingering into the weekend

Iowa weather: More hit or miss shower and storm chances with warm and muggy conditions lingering into the weekend
NOT A WASHOUT, BUT DEFINITELY WE HAVE SOME RAIN CHANCES ON FATHER’S DAY. SO WHETHER YOU’RE GRILLING OUT OR TRYING TO CRUISE IN YOUR SWEET AUTOMOBILE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT RAINY AGAIN, BEST CHANCES FOR THAT ARE GOING TO BE LATER ON INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURE WISE THOUGH, HOW ABOUT HANGING ON TO THE WARMTH? WE’LL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S THIS WEEKEND. STILL DEALING WITH THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR CHARLES CITY DOWN TOWARDS PLAINFIELD. WE’VE GOT MORE THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHING THEIR WAY TOWARDS FOREST CITY AS WELL, AND JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY UPWARDS INTO MINNESOTA. BUT THE REST OF THE STATE DRY AT THIS POINT. AND AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THE DAY TOMORROW, WE’LL HAVE A CHANCE EARLY ON AT SOME SHOWERS AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. BUT MUCH OF THE STATE IS GOING TO BE DRY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. NOT TO SAY WE COULDN’T SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POP UP, BUT THOSE WILL BE VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. SO IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE, TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THAT AND HEADING IN TOWARDS SATURDAY. MUCH OF THE DAY IS GOOD TOO, BUT BY THE EVENING HOURS WE’LL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BLOSSOM THROUGH NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND THOSE WILL LIKELY RACE ACROSS THE STATE, WEAKENING AS THEY DO WITH MORE CHANCES FOR THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME ON SUNDAY. AND AS FAR AS HOW MUCH RAIN YOU CAN EXPECT, NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE LOOK TO GET THE MOST, AND IN FACT, NORTHWESTERN IOWA IS KIND OF THE BULL’S EYE FOR THESE STORMS. NEARLY TWO INCHES FOR SPENCER, ONE FOR ALGONA. MUCH OF THE REST OF THE STATE, THOUGH AGAIN NOT PICKING UP ON MUCH. SO YES, WE’LL HAVE RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND, BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND. THAT 12 HOUR FORECAST PUTS US BACK INTO THE MIDDLE 80S. TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE’LL HAVE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ANY RAIN CHANCES? AGAIN? REALLY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BUT MUGGINESS. WELL, WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE SETTLING INTO THAT. I THINK WE’LL SIT ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 65 UPWARDS, TOWARDS 65 TO 70. THAT MAINLY THROUGH SOUTHERN IOWA. VERY MUGGY CONDITIONS. IF YOU’VE GOT PLANS TO RUN OR BIKE OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE IT EASY AND DRINK THAT WATER. STAY HYDRATED AS IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT OUT THERE. 86 FOR THE METRO, 85 FOR AMES AREAS TO THE SOUTH, LOW TO MID 80S AGAIN WILL CARRY THAT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM, THOUGH. BETTER CHANCES THIS WEEKEND EXIST TO THE NORTH. 86, IN CROCKER AMES AT 85 BROOKLYN, COMING IN AT 84. AND YOU CAN SEE BY SUNDAY WE’RE UP TO A 40% CHANCE FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. TEMPERATURES, THOUGH STILL IN THE MIDDLE 80S. AND THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING TO SIT FOR THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS HERE AS WE KIND OF WAFFLE BACK CLOSE TO 90 ON SATURDAY, RAIN CHANCES FOR FATHER’S DAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME WE’LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON FOR ANY STRONG STORM POTENTIAL AFT
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Jun 12, 2025
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Iowa weather: More hit or miss shower and storm chances with warm and muggy conditions lingering into the weekend
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Jun 12, 2025
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Yesterday's high of 95 in Des Moines is the hottest day of the year so far and 2 degrees shy of the daily record of 97 set in 1918. Our warm and muggy atmosphere has led to some weak airmass thunderstorms, Thursday. With similar conditions in place Friday, we may see more of the same, though they will largely be confined to southeastern portions of the state. Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts Chances for an isolated shower or storm are possible again Saturday, though odds are rather low. Better chances will move in Sunday/Monday as a wave of energy moves its way into the state. We're not expecting anything by way of severe weather this weekend. An area of low pressure will push its way into the state sometime around Tuesday/Wednesday and will be our next chance for strong storms. Right now, there are significant differences between the models with respect to track, timing and intensity that will be ironed out in the coming days. Temperatures stay warm into next week with middle 80s likely throughout the 8-day forecast.Iowa weather forecastToday: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and storms. High around 89F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.Tonight: A few clouds. Low 66F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Some showers and storms possible. High 87F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.Tomorrow Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.

Yesterday's high of 95 in Des Moines is the hottest day of the year so far and 2 degrees shy of the daily record of 97 set in 1918.

Our warm and muggy atmosphere has led to some weak airmass thunderstorms, Thursday. With similar conditions in place Friday, we may see more of the same, though they will largely be confined to southeastern portions of the state.

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Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts

Chances for an isolated shower or storm are possible again Saturday, though odds are rather low. Better chances will move in Sunday/Monday as a wave of energy moves its way into the state. We're not expecting anything by way of severe weather this weekend.

An area of low pressure will push its way into the state sometime around Tuesday/Wednesday and will be our next chance for strong storms. Right now, there are significant differences between the models with respect to track, timing and intensity that will be ironed out in the coming days.

Temperatures stay warm into next week with middle 80s likely throughout the 8-day forecast.

Iowa weather forecast

Today: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and storms. High around 89F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: A few clouds. Low 66F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. Some showers and storms possible. High 87F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.

Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycams

Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.