Parts of Iowa had more than 1 inch of rain. Is it going to rain today? ⁠2%

By Lucia Cheng⁠0%

8/4/2026, 8:41:58 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 7 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 32 hits. Analysis detected 165 faulty-reasoning hits from 371 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 7.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (27,554 of 28,084 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the article peer group.

Iowa is going to see some welcome relief over the next two days as a storm front moves into the state. 
While residents in Des Moines woke up to hazy skies and some slight showers on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the National Weather Service in Des Moines is forecasting the bulk of central Iowa's rain will come on Tuesday night. 
Here are the latest Iowa rainfall totals and a look at the upcoming forecast. 
How much rainfall did Des Moines get? 
Official data from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet showed very little rainfall in Des Moines between Aug. 3 and 4 p.m. 
Aug. 4, listing the rainfall total as 0.06 inches as of 4 p.m. 
Aug. 
4. 
Ankeny had a little more, recording 0.25 inches. 
In Ames, however, official gauges show that 0.14 inches of rain fell overnight. 
Which cities saw the most rain? 
The cities that saw the most rain from Aug. 3 to 4 p.m. 
Aug. 4 are: 
* **Sheldon**: 1.32 inches 
* **Sioux County**: 0.72 inches 
* **Spencer**: 0.62 inches 
* **Estherville**: 0.42 inches 
* **Algona**: 0.33 inches 
That's some welcome relief for northwest Iowa. 
Before this spate of rain, Iowa was the driest it had been all summer, with extreme drought conditions developing in a small pocket along the Missouri River. 
What is the forecast for Des Moines? 
There's more rain coming. 
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, there's a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. 
Although there's not a lot of rain for the rest of the day. 
The NWS projects Des Moines will see less than a tenth of an inch, unless thunderstorms happen. 
More rain will fall on Tuesday night, with 1 to 2 inches of rain possible after midnight. 
Showers and thunderstorms will taper off slightly heading into Wednesday, Aug. 
5, As much as 2 additional inches of rain were expected across portions of central and southern Iowa by Wednesday morning. 
Skies are expected to clear by Thursday before another chance of rain on Friday. 
Des Moines weather radar 
Lucia Cheng is a service and trending reporter at the Des Moines Register. 
Contact her at lcheng@gannett.com or 515-284-8132. 
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371 words analyzed.

Speakers

2speakers14%attributed speech319writer words
Selected voice

Lucia Cheng

32%flagged-word coverage
19 attributed words37% of attributed speech33% writer coverage
0%17.5%35.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +31.6 ptsWriter: 0.0%Lucia Cheng: 31.6%31.6%Unattributed Quote-10.0 ptsWriter: 10.0%Lucia Cheng: 0.0%0.0%Biased Writer Voice-8.8 ptsWriter: 8.8%Lucia Cheng: 0.0%0.0%

Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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