National Weather Service Forecast for: Iowa City IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Quad Cities, IA/IL
Updated: 3:16 am CST Dec 18, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Rain likely, mainly after 4am.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Rain Likely

Thursday

Thursday: Rain before 10am, then scattered snow showers after 5pm.  Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 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, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 30. 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.
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 17.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 40 °F Hi 42 °F Lo 10 °F Hi 30 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 40 °F Lo 17 °F Hi 31 °F Lo 23 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Wind Advisory
 

Overnight
 
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
 
Rain before 10am, then scattered snow showers after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
Isolated snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 30. 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 17.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Iowa City IA.