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Alden, IA 50006 Weather
Today: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 75°F, low 51°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Alden, IA 50006 current weather
52°F
Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 75° / L 51°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 11:26 PM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 11:26 PM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/2823% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 75°
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 6 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And ThunderstormsThu10/2922% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 67°
Thursday: Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
SunnyFri10/3064% chance of precipitationLow 46°High 60°
Friday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Rain Showers LikelySat10/3159% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 65°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Rain Showers LikelySun11/124% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 65°
Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly CloudyMon11/265% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 64°
Monday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Rain Showers LikelyTue11/356% chance of precipitationLow High 63°
Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Rain Showers Likely
Forecast for 42.512, -93.432 from the NWS DMX office, updated 10/27/2026, 11:26 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now52°Mostly Cloudy2%6 mph
- 6 AM54°Partly Sunny6%6 mph
- 7 AM54°Slight Chance Rain Showers19%6 mph
- 8 AM54°Slight Chance Rain Showers23%7 mph
- 9 AM58°Slight Chance Rain Showers23%8 mph
- 10 AM62°Slight Chance Rain Showers21%9 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 11:26 PM PT
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES
Nearby hazards
Iowa hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported
UV and air quality forecast
EPA and AirNow
- AQI forecast today (North-central Iowa)
- 56ModeratePM2.5
Drought
By countyHardin County, week of 10/20/2026
No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:42 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 29 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 94% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:13 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:41 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 62°, low 38°, precipitation 2.56 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Iowa Falls, 9 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in Alden, IA 50006?
- The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 75°F. Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms.
- Will it rain in Alden, IA 50006 in the next 24 hours?
- The hourly forecast shows a 52% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 8:00 PM CDT.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Alden, IA 50006 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:42 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:12 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Alden, IA 50006?
- At Iowa Falls, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 62°F and the normal low is 38°F.
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