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Cedar Falls, IA weather

It is 52°F and mostly cloudy at Waterloo, Waterloo Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 50°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:22 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

SSE 6 mph

Humidity 87% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.10 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Waterloo, Waterloo Municipal Airport (KALO), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Cedar Falls forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DMX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the DMX office near Cedar Falls.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Cedar Falls (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM52°FPartly Sunny3%SSE 7 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FPartly Sunny10%SSE 7 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FPartly Sunny13%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM56°FMostly Sunny11%SSE 9 mph
Wed 10 AM60°FMostly Sunny12%SSE 9 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FMostly Sunny10%S 12 mph
Wed 12 PM67°FMostly Sunny10%S 13 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FMostly Sunny9%S 14 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FMostly Sunny8%S 16 mph
Wed 3 PM73°FMostly Sunny9%S 17 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny4%S 17 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FMostly Sunny8%S 16 mph
Wed 6 PM71°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%S 16 mph
Wed 7 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%S 15 mph
Wed 8 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms32%S 15 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%S 15 mph
Wed 10 PM65°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely59%SSW 14 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely64%SSW 13 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms44%SW 12 mph
Thu 1 AM62°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%WSW 9 mph
Thu 2 AM61°FMostly Cloudy8%W 8 mph
Thu 3 AM60°FMostly Cloudy5%WNW 8 mph
Thu 4 AM59°FMostly Cloudy1%NW 8 mph
Thu 5 AM57°FMostly Cloudy2%NNW 9 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Cedar Falls can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 53°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 43°F

Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North wind 6 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday

High 59°F·Low 47°F

Rain showers likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 51°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 63°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Cedar Falls is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ039, county zone IAC013.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Cedar Falls (42.5191, -92.4540), in Black Hawk County. Population: 41,417 (2024 estimate), number 14 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDMX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.5191,-92.454 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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