Areas of fog, some locally dense with visibilities under one half mile, can be expected through the morning commute. Motorists should exercise caution this morning, especially during the morning commute, as visibilities may change suddenly over very short distances. This fog is expected to decrease through 8 and 9 AM as showers and thunderstorms increase and move into the area.
Local weather forecast
Weather in Cascade, IA
Updated 2026-08-11 10:30 local time · ZIP codes 52033
Now74°F
Patchy light rain
High / Low90° / 74°
Rain chance70%
Wind7 mph
Weather alerts
3Active alerts
At 704 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Littleton to Independence Airport to near Wapsipinicon Golf Course to near Brandon, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Independence, Vinton, Jesup, Center Point, Urbana, Fairbank, Winthrop, Hazleton, Walker, Quasqueton, Lamont, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora, Mount Auburn, Stanley, Troy Mills, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Vinton Memorial Airport, and Fontana County Park. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 33 and 55.
Safety instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... Northern Benton County in east central Iowa... Northwestern Linn County in east central Iowa... * Until 745 AM CDT. * At 653 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fairbank to near Tf Clark State Park, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Independence, Vinton, Jesup, Center Point, Urbana, Fairbank, Winthrop, Hazleton, Walker, Quasqueton, Lamont, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora, Mount Auburn, Stanley, Troy Mills, Wapsipinicon Golf Course, Vinton Memorial Airport, and Fontana County Park. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 33 and 55.
Safety instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Next hours
Now74°70% rain
74°70% rain11 AM
82°41% rain
82°41% rain12 PM
84°11% rain
84°11% rain1 PM86°12% rain
86°12% rain2 PM
85°10% rain
85°10% rain3 PM87°8% rain
87°8% rain4 PM90°5% rain
90°5% rain5 PM89°4% rain
89°4% rain6 PM88°5% rain
88°5% rain7 PM85°8% rain
85°8% rain8 PM82°16% rain
82°16% rain9 PM
80°12% rain
80°12% rainForecast
3-day weather forecast
Today2026-08-11
90° 74°Sunny
Rain 70%Gust 9 mph
Tomorrow2026-08-12
82° 66°Partly Cloudy
Rain 80%Gust 12 mph
Thursday2026-08-13
75° 66°Mist
Rain 70%Gust 6 mph
Conditions
Weather details
Feels like77°F
Humidity85%
Pressure29.87 inHg
Visibility1 mi
Wind7 mph E
Wind gusts11 mph
Precipitation0.04 in
UV index1
Daylight
Sunrise, sunset and moon
Sunrise06:07 AM
Sunset08:11 PM
Moonrise04:05 AM
Moon phaseNew Moon
Practical guide
Weather insights for today
Take an umbrella
Rain chance reaches about 41% over the next 12 hours.
Light layers should work
It feels like 77°F with winds near 7 mph.
Best window: 6 PM
88°F, 5% rain chance and 1 mph wind.
Use extra caution while driving
Visibility is around 1 mi; gusts may reach 16 mph.
Run with a few weather adjustments
Current temperature is 74°F, wind 7 mph, rain chance up to 41%.
Low UV protection needs
UV index is 1.
Cascade weather today
Patchy light rain and 74°F in Cascade, IA. Today's high is 90°F with a 70% rain chance. Winds are around 7 mph with gusts near 11 mph. Relative humidity is 85%, pressure is 29.87 inHg, and visibility is about 1 miles.
Tonight and tomorrow in Cascade
Sunrise is at 06:07 AM and sunset is at 08:11 PM. Tomorrow's forecast calls for Partly Cloudy with a high near 82°F and a low near 66°F. The maximum rain chance is 80%.
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