County Forecast for Riceville , IA
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Including the city of Cresco
731 AM CDT Tue Mar 17 2026

Today   Mostly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow this afternoon. Snow accumulation little or no. Highs around 19. Light winds, becoming south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Tonight   Snow in the evening, then a chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing drizzle after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Not as cool with lows around 18. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.
Wednesday   Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 40. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday night   Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday night and friday   Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Saturday and saturday night   Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sunday and sunday night   Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.
Monday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Bryce Anderson – DTN Meteorologist
Warm Air Spreading Tuesday
Posted at 5:33AM Tue Mar 17, 2026 CDT
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