Iowa City, IA Weather Forecast
Johnson County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Iowa City, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Iowa City, IA at a glance
Iowa City is home to about 75,678 people in Johnson County, across 26 square miles. It ranks 5th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Coralville, 5 miles away.
- County
- Johnson County
- Population
- 75,678 2023 est.
- Land area
- 26 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,937
- Forecast point
- 41.6557°N, 91.5309°W
How well can the network see Iowa City?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDVN (Davenport, IA), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 3,500 ft above Iowa City. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KIOW (Iowa City Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Iowa City
- Coralville, IA5 mi
- Tiffin, IA7 mi
- North Liberty, IA7 mi
- West Branch, IA10 mi
- Solon, IA11 mi
- Kalona, IA15 mi
- West Liberty, IA15 mi
- Mount Vernon, IA19 mi
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