National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Rain will decrease in coverage after sunrise with a mainly dry period through the day. One last round of rain and thunderstorms is forecast to move across the area tonight into Tuesday. Severe storms are possible this evening. Quiet weather will return behind this storms system.
The heavier rainfall through Tuesday morning will be along and east of the Mississippi. One last round of rain tonight into Tuesday morning will be the heaviest at 1-2+ inches. Ponding of water on streets and low lying areas are possible along with eventual within bank rises on area rivers.
Strong to severe storms are possible after sunset this evening in far southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri and west central Illinois. Damaging winds are the primary risk but an isolated tornado cannot be fully ruled out. Storms will be moving quickly.
October 2024 was 4 to 6 degrees above normal. Rainfall totals were about normal at Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, while elsewhere it was around 1 to 1.5 inches below normal. For more information, see weather.gov/dvn/Climate_Monthly_10_2024