| NWS Forecast for: Altoona IA Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 5:56 pm CDT Jun 29, 2026 | |
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. | |
| Altoona IA 41.65°N 93.45°W | |
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