Forest City, IA Weather Forecast
Winnebago County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Forest City, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
A dry morning, mostly sunny
It is 33°, but the wind is taking it down to 27° on exposed skin. The sky is mostly sunny.
The wind turns to the west around 2 PM. Nothing in the next day and a half is wet enough to move plans for.
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Quiet through the next day and a half
Nothing wet is expected over the next day and a half.
The overnight low settles near 40°. Tomorrow tops out near 59°. The humidity goes with it: tomorrow is the more comfortable half of this window, and the safer one for anything outdoors.
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
24–63°F across the weekThe week runs between 24° and 63°, with today the warmest day of it. The second half leans cooling, and Thursday is the coolest day in it. Wednesday is the wettest day, peaking near 31%. 6 of the 7 days stay dry.
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Forest City, IA at a glance
Forest City is home to about 4,272 people in Winnebago County, across 4.6 square miles. It ranks 99th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Garner, 11 miles away.
- County
- Winnebago County
- Population
- 4,272 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.6 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 931
- Forecast point
- 43.2571°N, 93.6366°W
How well can the network see Forest City?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDMX (Des Moines, IA), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 10,400 ft above Forest City. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Forest City looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KFXY (Forest City Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Forest City
- Garner, IA11 mi
- Clear Lake, IA16 mi
- Mason City, IA23 mi
- Albert Lea, MN31 mi
- Algona, IA32 mi
- Blue Earth, MN35 mi
- Clarion, IA37 mi
- Osage, IA42 mi
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