National Weather Service Forecast for: Grinnell IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 5:13 pm CDT Jul 18, 2026
Grinnell
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Patchy Smoke

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Patchy smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Patchy Smoke

Monday

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 7 to 9 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Clear

Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 64 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 59 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
 
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Patchy smoke before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday
 
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 7 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
 
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 88.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Grinnell IA.