Dow City, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions

Cloudy 21°F
Feels Like 11°F  
Humidity 44% Dew Point 3°F Wind S 9 MPH Gusts 21 Barometer N/A
Solar Rad 184 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 23.3 mi. WSW of central Dow City
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Partly Sunny, High 16F, Low 19F
16
19
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 15F
34
15
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 28F, Low 7F
50%
28
7
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Cloudy, High 14F, Low -3F
14
-3
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 28F, Low 19F
28
19
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 36F, Low 22F
36
22
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Mostly Cloudy, High 31F
31
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 16°F to a low of 14°F mid-week, then warm to 36°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing snow chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 15°F.

This Date in Weather History

1786 - The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.

More on this and other weather history

Dow City, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 19 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as zero. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 10. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Snow

Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday Dec 10

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.


About Dow City, IA

Dow City is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River. The population was 485 at the time of the 2020 census.

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