National Weather Service Forecast for: Ottumwa IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 10:43 pm CDT Jun 29, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunny

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly Clear

Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Partly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Mostly Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Friday

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Slight Chance
T-storms

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 77 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 73 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Extreme Heat Warning
 

Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
 
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Friday
 
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Independence Day
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ottumwa IA.