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Rock Rapids, IA Weather (51246)

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherRock Rapids · 9:35 AM CDT
84° | 55°
64°F
Feels like 63°
Sunny
WindNE 9 mph · Gusts 13 mph
Precip5% · –
Humidity84% · Dew point 59°
UV index7 High
Air Quality28 Good
Pressure30.12 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:37 AM · 8:17 PM · 13h 40m

Weather map — Rock Rapids

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Now
64°
11%
9 mph
10:00
69°
7%
7 mph
11:00
76°
4%
7 mph
12:00
80°
2%
6 mph
13:00
83°
1%
7 mph
14:00
83°
1%
8 mph
15:00
84°
1%
8 mph
16:00
84°
1%
7 mph
17:00
83°
1%
8 mph
18:00
82°
1%
8 mph
19:00
78°
1%
7 mph
20:00
74°
1%
5 mph
21:00
70°
2%
6 mph
22:00
67°
4%
6 mph
23:00
68°
2%
8 mph
00:00
67°
3%
8 mph
01:00
65°
4%
8 mph
02:00
65°
11%
8 mph
03:00
64°
3%
7 mph
04:00
63°
6%
8 mph
05:00
62°
12%
8 mph
06:00
61°
13%
7 mph
07:00
61°
16%
7 mph
08:00
64°
9%
7 mph

Today · Sat 8/22

High 84°
5% / –

Sunny. Winds NE at 9 mph.

Tonight · Sat 8/22

Low 61°
2% / –

Sunny. Winds E at 6 mph.

Tomorrow · Sun 8/23

86° | 61°
57% / 0.04 in

Mostly cloudy. Winds SW at 16 mph.

7-day trend

Rock Rapids · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 9:35 AM

Details & indices

Wind
9 mph NE
Gusts 13 mph
Humidity
84%
Dew point 59°
Pressure
30.12 inHg
Rising
UV index
7 — High
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 28 · US EPA
Allergy
Very high
Ragweed
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Rock Rapids

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
High
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
High
Ragweed
Very high

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:37 AM
Sunset8:17 PM
Length of day13h 40m
Moonrise5:24 PM
Moonset12:45 AM
Moon phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous · 73%
Next full moonAug 27 Sturgeon Moon
Latitude43.4272°N
Longitude-96.1759°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Great
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Great
Fire up the grill
Running
Fair
Lace up outside
Patio
Great
Dinner outdoors
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Data sources · Saturday, August 22
Where the Rock Rapids forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 43.4272°N, -96.1759°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 9:35 AM
ZIP codes in Rock Rapids
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Weather in Rock Rapids
Over the next 10 days Rock Rapids tops out around 92° (Tuesday) and dips to 55° on the coolest night (Saturday). Models drop roughly 0.62 in of precipitation across the stretch — watch Monday (73%). Expect a blustery spell — gusts near 37 mph on Sunday. No watches or warnings are active for the area right now. Right now Rock Rapids is about 6° cooler than nearby Lincoln. Longer view: continental plains — big swings and a spring severe-storm season.
Rock Rapids, IA · Elev 1,388 ft · 43.43°N, 96.18°W · Iowa · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 9:35 AM