Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Weather

Linn County3:56 AM CDT41.95°N, 91.69°W

Current conditions

Clear
57°
Clear
Feels like 57°
High 76°·Low 55° tonight
WindSE 8 mph
Humidity72%
Dew point48°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover57%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:30 AM
Sunset6:13 PM

Observed at Cedar Rapids Airport · 41 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 57°
  2. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  3. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  4. 6 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  5. 7 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  6. 8 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  7. 9 AM Partly Sunny 58°
  8. 10 AM Partly Sunny 62°
  9. 11 AM Partly Sunny 65°
  10. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  11. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  12. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  13. 3 PM Sunny 75°
  14. 4 PM Sunny 75°
  15. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  16. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 70°
  17. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 67°
  18. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 64°
  19. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  20. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  21. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  22. Sun12 AM Partly Cloudy 59°
  23. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  24. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 23 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy55°
  2. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°76°
  3. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny52°76°
  4. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°70°
  5. TueOct 27 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy17%54°70°
  6. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers26%50°72°
  7. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny24%49°69°
  8. FriOct 30 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers35%68°
  9. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy0.10 in59°72°
  10. SunNov 1 Heavy rain Heavy rain1.02 in50°65°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:30 AM
Sunset 6:13 PM
Daylight 10 h 42 min (−2 min 37 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:05 PM Moonset 5:45 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low58° / 37°
Month to date1.67 in (normal 2.22 in)

Cedar Rapids Area, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in DVN, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions are forecast into early next week with slightly cooler temperatures and isolated showers possible towards the middle to end of next week.

Short Term

Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Comfortable, above average temperatures are expected today with highs in the mid-70s as an upper-level ridge sits over the Mississippi River Valley. A weak cold front will move into northwestern Iowa and Minnesota, tightening the pressure gradient across the region. Southerly wind gusts up to 20 mph are possible (40-60% chance) late this morning into the afternoon hours north of I-80 in eastern Iowa.

The front is forecasted to reach eastern Iowa tonight. Dry low- to-mid-levels should prohibit precipitation development. Despite this, lingering clouds will cut into the radiational cooling with lows only dropping into the low-to-mid-50s. Heading into Sunday, the weak boundary stalls out with no dynamical support aloft, and without an air mass change, highs will once again climb in the mid-to-upper 70s.

Long Term

Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Sunday Night-Tuesday...A shortwave trough over the Desert Southwest ejects to the northeast into the Northern Plains. A Front Range low across eastern Colorado is expected to deepen and track across the Central Plains into Minnesota Monday into Tuesday. This passage will wash out the weak front draped across Iowa and northern Illinois as winds shift from easterly back to southerly. Mid-level moisture advection could be sufficient enough to support isolated rain showers (10-20% chance) Monday night into Tuesday.

Tuesday Night-Wednesday...Another shortwave trough swings into the Northern Plains Tuesday night. Surface cyclogenesis will occur quickly in the wake of the previous low pressure, but the fast propagation speed of the trough is expected to limit significant pressure falls. By Wednesday evening, the new low pressure moves across Minnesota into southern Canada, dragging a cold front southeastward into eastern Iowa and northern Illinois. PoPs on Wednesday again will be isolated (10-30%) due to the lack of low-level moisture return.

Thursday-Friday...In wake of Wednesday's cold front, westerly flow could advect in some cooler air with highs falling back in the 60s and low 70s, still above average for the end of October. This will not last long though as high pressure over the Ohio River Valley shifts our winds back out of the south Thursday night, keeping small PoPs (20-40%) around late week.

Aviation

Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

VFR conditions are forecasted to persist over the next 24 hours as an approaching front keeps a SCT to BKN cloud deck around with ceilings between 150 kft and 250 kft. Winds will shift from southeasterly to southerly after sunrise and pick up to 8-13 knots with gusts of 15-20 knots likely (70-90%) at CID and DBQ during the late morning and early afternoon. Winds should weaken after sunset, staying southerly around 4-8 knots.

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