Cedar Rapids, Iowa Weather Forecast
Today in Cedar Rapids: clear skies with a high near 84°F and a low around 58°F. Rain chance 0%. Best chance of rain is Tuesday at 63%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 84°F today to 69°F by Wednesday.
Forecast updated 9:05 PM CDT, Oct 11
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7-Day Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Today 10/11
84°/58°
0%
Mon 10/12
88°/68°
4%
Tue 10/13
80°/64°
63%
Wed 10/14
69°/60°
63%
Thu 10/15
65°/56°
61%
Fri 10/16
58°/44°
16%
Sat 10/17
57°/37°
0%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 71° | 71° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 69° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 70° | 72° | 75° | 79° | 82° | 84° | 86° | 87° | 88° | 87° | 85° | 82° | 80° |
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| Wind | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,500
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
6.57 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
41.11 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
66°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.96 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 10. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Cedar Rapids Weather
Cedar Rapids sits at about 738 feet above sea level in Linn County, Iowa. About 188,038 people live in the Cedar Rapids area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service DVN office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDVN. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 5a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -20 to -15°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 22 and the first fall freeze around Oct 26.
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