Iowa weather radar & alerts

1,026 CITIES · CENTRAL TIME · UPDATED 2:59 PM CST

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Des Moines 43°6° Mostly clear H 43°6° · L 23°-5° · No rain Cedar Rapids 39°4° Partly cloudy H 43°6° · L 23°-5° · No rain Davenport 39°4° Mostly cloudy H 45°7° · L 27°-3° · No rain Sioux City 45°7° Clear H 46°8° · L 23°-5° · No rain Ankeny 41°5° Sunny H 43°6° · L 23°-5° · No rain Iowa City 43°6° Partly cloudy H 45°7° · L 25°-4° · No rain West Des Moines 43°6° Mostly clear H 43°6° · L 21°-6° · No rain Ames 43°6° Clear H 43°6° · L 23°-5° · No rain Waterloo 41°5° Clear H 41°5° · L 23°-5° · No rain Council Bluffs 43°6° Clear H 45°7° · L 25°-4° · No rain Dubuque 37°3° Mostly cloudy H 43°6° · L 25°-4° · No rain Urbandale 43°6° Mostly clear H 43°6° · L 23°-5° · No rain

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Weather radar for every Iowa city

1,026 CITIES · A–Z

A B C D F G I J L M N O P S U W

A Altoona Ames Ankeny

B Bettendorf Boone Burlington

C Carroll Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Clinton Clive Coralville Council Bluffs

D Davenport Des Moines Dubuque

F Fort Dodge

G Grimes

I Indianola Iowa City

J Johnston

L Le Mars

M Marion Marshalltown Mason City Muscatine

N Newton North Liberty Norwalk

O Oskaloosa Ottumwa

P Pella Pleasant Hill

S Sioux City Spencer Storm Lake

U Urbandale

W Waterloo Waukee Waverly West Des Moines

About Iowa weather today

No weather alerts are in effect in Iowa right now. Des Moines is mostly clear at 43°F. Across the largest cities, temperatures range from 37°F in Dubuque to 45°F in Sioux City. Warnings for Iowa come from the National Weather Service offices that cover each county, and this page updates every few minutes.No weather alerts are in effect in Iowa right now. Des Moines is mostly clear at 6°C. Across the largest cities, temperatures range from 3°C in Dubuque to 7°C in Sioux City. Warnings for Iowa come from the National Weather Service offices that cover each county, and this page updates every few minutes.

Frequently asked

Are there weather alerts in Iowa right now?

No. No weather alerts are in effect in Iowa right now. Alerts are checked every minute from the National Weather Service.

Which Iowa city is warmest right now?

Of the 12 largest cities, Sioux City is warmest at 45°F (clear) and Dubuque is coolest at 37°F.Of the 12 largest cities, Sioux City is warmest at 7°C (clear) and Dubuque is coolest at 3°C.

Is a hurricane heading toward Iowa?

No. No active tropical storm or hurricane is forecast to reach Iowa. Hurricane season ends Nov 30.

How often does the Iowa radar update?

Every 6 minutes. The map shows the last 66 minutes of the North American radar mosaic from Environment and Climate Change Canada (MSC GeoMet), with the National Weather Service warnings on top.

Iowa at a glance

Capital: Des Moines
Largest city: Des Moines
Time zones: Central
Cities on this site: 1,026

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