National Weather Service Forecast for: Ottumwa IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 1:31 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Patchy Fog

Thursday

Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Light east wind.
Patchy Fog
then Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Light southeast wind.
Mostly Clear

Friday

Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Mostly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 64 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 62 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
 
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Light east wind.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Light southeast wind.
Friday
 
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Monday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ottumwa IA.