As of 05:52 CDT

Weather in Urbandale, IA

72°

Urbandale, Sunday, 9 August, 05:52

Heavy rain. Feels like 73°. High 94°, low 70°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind3 mph NE

Humidity94%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point70°

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Monthly outlook for Urbandale, IA: average high 90.6°, average low 68.4°. That is 4.9° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.5 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 2.0 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 August (112.7°), the coolest 15 August (59.6°).

90.6°/68.4°

Average high / low

+4.9°

Above normal

5 / 5

Wet days / normal

1.5 in

Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

Period	Forecast high	Normal	Difference
9 August – 18 August	85.1°	81.7°	+1.9°
19 August – 28 August	99.7°	81.8°	+9.9°
29 August – 7 September	at normal	80°	—

August records over 66 years

101.1°16 August 1983All-time high

43.9°28 August 1986All-time low

Mon, 1088° / 72°

0.03

88 °

Urbandale, Monday, 10 August

Light rain. High 88°, low 72°.

Pressure29.85 inHg

Wind15.8 mph SE

Humidity57%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point71°

Tue, 11101° / 69°

0.02

101 °

Urbandale, Tuesday, 11 August

Light rain. High 101°, low 69°.

Pressure29.74 inHg

Wind11 mph SW

Humidity32%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point61°

Wed, 1290° / 72°

0.01

90 °

Urbandale, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 90°, low 72°.

Pressure29.83 inHg

Wind6.3 mph NE

Humidity55%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point66°

Thu, 1379° / 62°

0.36

79 °

Urbandale, Thursday, 13 August

Rain. High 79°, low 62°.

Pressure29.94 inHg

Wind15.5 mph NE

Humidity44%

Visibility—

Dew point53°

Fri, 1467° / 62°

0.84

67 °

Urbandale, Friday, 14 August

Heavy rain. High 67°, low 62°.

Pressure30.12 inHg

Wind13.6 mph E

Humidity92%

Visibility—

Dew point62°

Sat, 1571° / 60°

0.04

71 °

Urbandale, Saturday, 15 August

Light rain. High 71°, low 60°.

Pressure30.12 inHg

Wind11.5 mph SE

Humidity82%

Visibility—

Dew point63°

Sun, 1684° / 66°

84 °

Urbandale, Sunday, 16 August

Overcast. High 84°, low 66°.

Pressure30.12 inHg

Wind9.1 mph N

Humidity58%

Visibility—

Dew point63°

Mon, 1787° / 66°

87 °

Urbandale, Monday, 17 August

Overcast. High 87°, low 66°.

Pressure30.06 inHg

Wind9.4 mph SE

Humidity52%

Visibility—

Dew point62°

Tue, 1891° / 66°

91 °

Urbandale, Tuesday, 18 August

Overcast. High 91°, low 66°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind15.4 mph S

Humidity53%

Visibility—

Dew point66°

Wed, 19100° / 70°

100 °

Urbandale, Wednesday, 19 August

Overcast. High 100°, low 70°.

Pressure29.77 inHg

Wind8.5 mph E

Humidity28%

Visibility—

Dew point57°

Thu, 2099° / 74°

99 °

Urbandale, Thursday, 20 August

Overcast. High 99°, low 74°.

Pressure29.77 inHg

Wind14.4 mph NE

Humidity40%

Visibility—

Dew point65°

Fri, 2191° / 70°

0.04

91 °

Urbandale, Friday, 21 August

Light rain. High 91°, low 70°.

Pressure29.94 inHg

Wind14.8 mph E

Humidity40%

Visibility—

Dew point58°

Sat, 22113° / 72°

113 °

Urbandale, Saturday, 22 August

Partly cloudy. High 113°, low 72°.

Pressure29.74 inHg

Wind18 mph SW

Humidity27%

Visibility—

Dew point54°

Sun, 2398° / 73°

0.11

98 °

Urbandale, Sunday, 23 August

Light rain. High 98°, low 73°.

Pressure29.83 inHg

Wind17.3 mph NE

Humidity46%

Visibility—

Dew point64°

Mon, 2497° / 70°

0.04

97 °

Urbandale, Monday, 24 August

Light rain. High 97°, low 70°.

Pressure29.91 inHg

Wind9.3 mph S

Humidity41%

Visibility—

Dew point63°

From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics

Tue, 2582° / 65°

0.14

82 °

Urbandale, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°

Average low65°

Average precipitation0.14 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high97° (2003)

Record low52° (2015)

Wed, 2682° / 66°

0.19

82 °

Urbandale, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°

Average low66°

Average precipitation0.19 in

Chance of precipitation37%

Record high95° (2013)

Record low50° (2015)

Thu, 2782° / 66°

0.16

82 °

Urbandale, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°

Average low66°

Average precipitation0.16 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high96° (2013)

Record low52° (1971)

Fri, 2882° / 64°

0.18

82 °

Urbandale, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°

Average low64°

Average precipitation0.18 in

Chance of precipitation32%

Record high96° (1984)

Record low44° (1986)

Sat, 2982° / 64°

0.11

82 °

Urbandale, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°

Average low64°

Average precipitation0.11 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high94° (1984)

Record low49° (1988)

Sun, 3081° / 64°

0.1

81 °

Urbandale, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high81°

Average low64°

Average precipitation0.1 in

Chance of precipitation27%

Record high98° (2013)

Record low49° (2009)

Mon, 3180° / 63°

0.09

80 °

Urbandale, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°

Average low63°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high93° (2000)

Record low48° (2009)

Tue, 0180° / 63°

0.09

80 °

Urbandale, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°

Average low63°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high94° (1984)

Record low46° (1967)

Wed, 0280° / 64°

0.11

80 °

Urbandale, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°

Average low64°

Average precipitation0.11 in

Chance of precipitation33%

Record high94° (2000)

Record low52° (1974)

Thu, 0380° / 63°

0.09

80 °

Urbandale, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°

Average low63°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high96° (2023)

Record low42° (1974)

Fri, 0479° / 62°

0.09

79 °

Urbandale, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°

Average low62°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation28%

Record high96° (2023)

Record low44° (1974)

Sat, 0580° / 62°

0.09

80 °

Urbandale, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high80°

Average low62°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation20%

Record high94° (2023)

Record low44° (1962)

Sun, 0679° / 62°

0.09

79 °

Urbandale, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°

Average low62°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high93° (2020)

Record low45° (1988)

Mon, 0779° / 62°

0.13

79 °

Urbandale, Monday, 7 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high79°

Average low62°

Average precipitation0.13 in

Chance of precipitation28%

Record high93° (1971)

Record low43° (2025)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Urbandale, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Urbandale, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.