National Weather Service Forecast for: Cedar Rapids IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Quad Cities, IA/IL
Updated: 11:06 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Rain, mainly after 4am.  Temperature rising to around 41 by 5am. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Rain


Thursday

Thursday: Rain before 10am, then scattered snow showers after 4pm.  Temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Rain then
Scattered
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Isolated snow showers before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Blustery.
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Decreasing
Clouds
Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Sunny


Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly Cloudy


Saturday

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Partly Sunny


Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Mostly Clear


Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunny


Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly Cloudy


Lo 37 °F Hi 39 °F Lo 7 °F Hi 31 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 15 °F Hi 32 °F Lo 24 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Rain, mainly after 4am. Temperature rising to around 41 by 5am. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
 
Rain before 10am, then scattered snow showers after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
Isolated snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Cedar Rapids IA.