National Weather Service Forecast for: Cedar Rapids IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Quad Cities, IA/IL
Updated: 8:11 pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Mostly Clear

Friday

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny then
Chance
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Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Slight Chance
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Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Partly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
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T-storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 72 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 71 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Friday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday
 
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Cedar Rapids IA.