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Rock Rapids, IA Weather (51246)

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherRock Rapids · 8:20 PM CDT
30° | 12°
26°C
Feels like 25°
Partly cloudy
WindS 11 mph · Gusts 21 mph
Precip8% · –
Humidity56% · Dew point 16°
UV index6 High
Air Quality46 Good
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:44 AM · 8:07 PM · 13h 23m

Weather map — Rock Rapids

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Now
26°
18%
11 mph
21:00
24°
7%
11 mph
22:00
23°
17%
12 mph
23:00
23°
18%
15 mph
00:00
23°
19%
11 mph
01:00
23°
19%
9 mph
02:00
22°
16%
9 mph
03:00
22°
18%
15 mph
04:00
22°
17%
9 mph
05:00
21°
24%
15 mph
06:00
18°
0.05 in
19 mph
07:00
18°
0.04 in
16 mph
08:00
17°
17%
16 mph
09:00
18°
18%
15 mph
10:00
22°
11%
15 mph
11:00
26°
4%
13 mph
12:00
29°
5%
11 mph
13:00
31°
2%
9 mph
14:00
33°
9%
9 mph
15:00
34°
9%
9 mph
16:00
35°
9%
9 mph
17:00
36°
9%
9 mph
18:00
35°
1%
9 mph
19:00
34°
1%
8 mph

Today · Fri 8/28

High 30°
8% / –

Sunny. Winds S at 16 mph.

Tonight · Fri 8/28

Low 17°
7% / –

Partly cloudy. Winds S at 11 mph.

Tomorrow · Sat 8/29

36° | 17°
57% / 0.10 in

Mostly cloudy. Winds SE at 19 mph.

7-day trend

Rock Rapids · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 8:20 PM

Details & indices

Wind
11 mph S
Gusts 21 mph
Humidity
56%
Dew point 16°
Pressure
29.88 inHg
Falling
UV index
6 — High
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 46 · 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
Moderate
Ragweed
Very high

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:44 AM
Sunset8:07 PM
Length of day13h 23m
Moonrise8:18 PM
Moonset7:10 AM
Moon phase🌕 Full Moon · 99%
Next full moonSep 26 Harvest Moon
Latitude43.4272°N
Longitude-96.1759°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

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
Nearby places in {{REGION}}
Des Moines
Mostly cloudy
28°
Data sources · Friday, August 28
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: 8:20 PM
ZIP codes in Rock Rapids
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Weather in Rock Rapids
Over the next 10 days Rock Rapids tops out around 39° (Friday) and dips to 12° on the coolest night (Friday). Models drop roughly 0.29 in of precipitation across the stretch — watch Saturday (57%). Expect a blustery spell — gusts near 45 mph on Friday. No watches or warnings are active for the area right now. Right now Rock Rapids is running about 55° warmer than Sioux City. 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: 8:20 PM