WE WANT TO STOP ON BY AND GIVE US A RIDE. THERE YOU GO. YEAH, WE CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THAT THING. THAT’D BE FUN. AND TODAY, MAN, YOU KNOW, A PERFECT DAY TO GET OUT AND TAKE A. AFTER WHAT WE HAD, ONCE WE GOT RID OF THE STORMS THIS MORNING, THINGS REALLY CLEARED OUT NICELY. IT’S BEEN WE’VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY EARLIER TODAY. NOW THINGS ARE QUITE DRYING BACK OUT. MAIN DEAL IS OBVIOUSLY THE WIND THAT’S STILL WITH US HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THIS EVENING WILL STILL BE BLUSTERY THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET. WINDS SHOULD DIE OFF. THEN A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT SO WILL BE LIGHTER WINDS A LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WE’RE MAINLY DRY TOMORROW AND FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A SPOTTY CHANCE BOTH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON OF A SHOWER. MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER WILL BE WET AT TIMES THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. NOT SEVERE WEATHER SORT OF STUFF, BUT SOME RAINFALL LOOKS LIKELY. NOT DURING THE DAY. SATURDAY ACTUALLY, I THINK A GOOD CHUNK OF SATURDAY, MAYBE EARLY MORNING SHOWER, THEN MOST OF THE DAY DRY AND THEN RAIN MORE LIKELY LATER SATURDAY NIGHT, AND THEN AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY. LOOKS KIND OF SOGGY OUTSIDE. NOTICE THE IMPACT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP FROM 80 SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO JUST SOME 70S AND CLOUDS. EVEN WHEN RAIN ENDS ON THE SECOND HALF OF SUNDAY. OUTSIDE THIS EVENING, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN STILL IN PARTS OF THE STATE ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA, WE SEE THAT YELLOW BOX THAT IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STRETCHING FROM THE IOWA GREAT LAKES DOWN TOWARDS THE STORM LAKE AREA. AND THEN FARTHER WEST. THERE’S NOT REALLY A STORM UP THIS WAY. WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE IS IT’S JUST ALREADY PRETTY WINDY. AND THEN THESE LITTLE SHOWERS ZOOM INTO THE SOUTH AND EAST, GET A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN COOLED AIR FALLING OUT OF THOSE. AND THAT JUST KIND OF ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TO THE WINDS. AND YOU GET SOME 50, MAYBE 60 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. I’VE SEEN A LOT OF KIND OF 50, 55 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS UP THAT DIRECTION. SO MIGHT HAVE A FEW STRONGER GUSTS. HEAD THIS DIRECTION TOWARDS POCAHONTAS, ROCKWELL CITY, PERHAPS OVER THE NEXT HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF. BUT WINDS ON THE WHOLE WILL BE GENERALLY DYING DOWN AS WE HEAD. LIKE I MENTIONED, SUNSET ONWARD. LAST GUSTS AREA AIRPORTS 33 MILE PER HOUR. GUSTS AT CARROLL 41 MILE PER HOUR. MOST RECENT GUSTS UP IN AMES. SO WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF WINDS. NOTICE, THOUGH, THAT BRIGHT HOT RED COLOR DISAPPEARS AS OUR WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNDOWN. AND THEN WE’LL JUST HAVE PROBABLY A 10 TO 15 MILE PER HOUR BREEZE. THE REST OF TONIGHT. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR TO THOSE LAST COUPLE LINGERING SHOWERS. THEY DISAPPEAR. THAT’S THE WAY WILL REMAIN INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. AND THEN DURING THE DAY TOMORROW HERE WE’LL SEE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A NORTHWEST WIND AGAIN. TEN, MAYBE 15MPH. AND THEN MAYBE A COUPLE CLOUDS START TO BUBBLE UP AND THEN A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS HERE WILL DOT THE MAP. DURING THAT KIND OF PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY, TWO, THREE, FOUR TO MAYBE 5:00 IN THE EVENING. THESE WILL BE PRETTY ISOLATED IN NATURE, THOUGH. JUST A LITTLE BRIEF RAINFALL, PERHAPS A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. THE MAIN THING YOU’LL NOTICE TOMORROW TO TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY AREAS THAT GOT UP TO THE 80S TODAY, WILL DROP YOU BACK DOWN TO UPPER 70S, AND THERE SHOULDN’T BE TOO MUCH HUMIDITY. TEMPERATURES WILL GO UP JUST A BIT ON FRIDAY. OTHERWISE, FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TOMORROW, LOW 80S, A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER. AGAIN, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED FASHION SATURDAY IS MENTIONED MOSTLY DRY DURING THE DAY. THERE’S A SLIM CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEN MORE LIKELY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY KIND OF ON THE WEST SIDE AND OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO NOT

Iowa weather: Winds relax and cooler temperatures return

Just spotty rainfall is expected the next couple days in Iowa.

Updated: 6:50 PM CDT Jun 17, 2026

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A few spotty showers and some wind remain for Iowa this evening, then quieter weather returns for the next couple of days.Tonight, gusty winds will linger for few hours, especially in northwest Iowa.Gusts up to 45 mph this evening will gradually die down after sunset. Spotty showers are also possible in this part of the state, thanks to low pressure spiraling up in Minnesota. Any shower could generate stronger wind gusts above 50 mph, but that threat is isolated.Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | SkycamsWinds relax and skies clear fully the rest of tonight.Tomorrow will be cooler and less humid again.Temperatures rise in the upper 70s with mostly sunny skies. There will be a low chance of isolated showers and thunder during the afternoon.Friday’s weather looks similar, just with a little more warmth. Highs will top out in the 80s. Showers and a few non-severe thunderstorms are expected starting Saturday evening in western Iowa. Rain should continue at times into the day Sunday.Right now, southern parts of Iowa look the wettest. Rain totals around 1-2″ look possible. Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with KCCI’s skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 25 sites across the state.

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A few spotty showers and some wind remain for Iowa this evening, then quieter weather returns for the next couple of days.

Tonight, gusty winds will linger for few hours, especially in northwest Iowa.

Gusts up to 45 mph this evening will gradually die down after sunset. Spotty showers are also possible in this part of the state, thanks to low pressure spiraling up in Minnesota. Any shower could generate stronger wind gusts above 50 mph, but that threat is isolated.

Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | Skycams

Winds relax and skies clear fully the rest of tonight.

Tomorrow will be cooler and less humid again.

Temperatures rise in the upper 70s with mostly sunny skies. There will be a low chance of isolated showers and thunder during the afternoon.

Friday’s weather looks similar, just with a little more warmth. Highs will top out in the 80s.
Showers and a few non-severe thunderstorms are expected starting Saturday evening in western Iowa. Rain should continue at times into the day Sunday.

Right now, southern parts of Iowa look the wettest. Rain totals around 1-2″ look possible.

Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with KCCI’s skycams

Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 25 sites across the state.

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Des Moines: Iowa State Fairgrounds

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Des Moines: Northeast mixmaster

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Des Moines: Principal Park

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Algona: Security State Bank

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Altoona: Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack & Hotel

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Ames: Flyover ramp

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Ankeny: The District

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Arnolds Park Amusement Park: West Lake Okoboji

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Downtown Atlantic

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Bettendorf: Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge

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Boone: Scenic Valley Railroad

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Boone: Seven Oaks Recreation

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Council Bluffs: Bayliss Park

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Council Bluffs: Lewis and Clark Monument Park

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Creston Greater Regional Health

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Indianola: Simpson College

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Iowa City: University of Iowa Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory

PHOTO: University of Iowa

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Lamoni: Amish Country Store

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Malcom: Interstate 80

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Marshalltown: Westown Apartments

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Osceola: Interstate 35/Highway 34 overpass

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Panora: Lake Panorama

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Pella: The Amsterdam Hotel

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Polk City: Big Creek Marina

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West Des Moines Public Library

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West Des Moines: West mixmaster