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I-35 Iowa Road Conditions
Radar, DOT cameras and live pavement conditions on the 219 miles of I-35 in Iowa — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Oct 8, 2026 9:03 PM CDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 57°F near Des Moines, Iowa · Highest wind 6 mph near Des Moines, Iowa
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I-35 runs 219 miles across Iowa. It passes Des Moines.
- Interstate: I-35
- State: Iowa
- Length in state: 219 mi
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 9:03 PM CDT
57°F
68°F
6 mph
29.97-30.08 inHg
Conditions along I-35 in Iowa
I-35 crosses 219 miles of Iowa, between the Minnesota line and the Missouri line. That is 14% of I-35's 1,569 miles.
Inside Iowa it meets I-80 at Des Moines.
By mile marker, I-35 passes Des Moines 85. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.
16 current reports along the route. The 8 most serious are listed below. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
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Lanes blocked
I-35 NB: Right Lane Closed
Right Lane Closed due to road construction. Working hours are 05:00 PM to 10:00 AM.
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Lanes blocked
I-35: Between Exit 94: 36th Street (Ankeny) and the South Skunk River (1 mile north of the Huxley area). Both shoulders…
Between Exit 94: 36th Street (Ankeny) and the South Skunk River (1 mile north of the Huxley area). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work. Expect changing traffic patterns. Until December 31, 2026 at about 5:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • June 5, 2023, 12:00PM - December 31, 5:00PM Comment: Marshalltown RCE (800-251-2706) - Polk County **Intermittent Shoulder Closure**
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Lanes blocked
RAMP: NORTHEAST 36TH STREET E TO I-35: At Entrance ramp from Northeast 36th Street. Entrance ramp closed due to road construction work. Detour in operation…
At Entrance ramp from Northeast 36th Street. Entrance ramp closed due to road construction work. Detour in operation. Follow the Iowa DOT-recommended detour around the closure. See map for detour(s). Starting today at 8:00PM CDT until November 20, 2026 at about 6:00AM CDT. Full schedule below: • April 15, 8:00PM - November 20, 6:00AM Comment: Marshalltown RCE (800-251-2706) - Polk County
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Lanes blocked
I-35: Between Exit 208: County Road A38 and the Minnesota Border (17 to 21 miles north of the Clear Lake area). Road…
Between Exit 208: County Road A38 and the Minnesota Border (17 to 21 miles north of the Clear Lake area). Road construction. Intermittent lane closure. Width limit in effect. Width limit 20'0". Starting July 13, 2026 at 7:00AM CDT until October 15, 2026 at about 3:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • July 13, 7:00AM - October 15, 3:00PM Comment: Mason City RCE (800-373-7344) - Worth County
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Lanes blocked
RAMP: HIGHWAY 105 E TO I-35: At Entrance ramp from Co 105. Road construction work is in progress. A lane is closed intermittently. There is a width…
At Entrance ramp from Co 105. Road construction work is in progress. A lane is closed intermittently. There is a width limit in effect. Ramp restrictions are in force. Width limit 12'0". Until October 21, 2026 at about 6:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • July 13, 8:00AM - October 21, 6:00PM Comment: Mason City RCE (800-373-7344) - Worth County
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Lanes blocked
I-35: Between IA 175 and US 20 (7 miles north of the Ellsworth area). The right lane is closed due to road construction work…
Between IA 175 and US 20 (7 miles north of the Ellsworth area). The right lane is closed due to road construction work. A lane is closed intermittently. From 5:00PM CDT to 10:00AM CDT on Saturday and from 6:00PM CDT to 9:00AM CDT on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 7:00PM CDT to 9:00AM CDT on Friday and from 9:00AM CDT to 10:00AM CDT on Thursday. Until November 24, 2026 at about 10:00AM CDT. Comment: Jefferson RCE (800-251-2705) - Hamilton County
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Lanes blocked
I-35: Between Exit 203: IA 9 and Exit 214: County Highway 105 (9 to 17 miles north of the Clear Lake area). Road construction…
Between Exit 203: IA 9 and Exit 214: County Highway 105 (9 to 17 miles north of the Clear Lake area). Road construction work is in progress. A lane is closed intermittently. Until October 15, 2026 at about 4:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • August 17, 8:00AM - October 15, 4:00PM Comment: Mason City RCE (800-373-7344) - Worth County
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Lanes blocked
I-35 NB: Entrance Ramp Closed
Entrance Ramp Closed due to road construction. Working hours are 08:00 PM to 06:00 AM.
Winter reporting is off for the season. Iowa DOT publishes segment-by-segment snow and ice conditions from October 15 to April 15; outside that window the feed changes only as needed. Our own forecast below runs year-round.
Conditions are entered by Iowa DOT maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not the forecast; what each term means is on the Iowa page. Always check with Iowa 511 before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 35.3" | 24.8 | 124.7 | 80.5 | Oct 17 | Apr 17 | 18.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Iowa. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-35 in Iowa
From Lamoni to Clear Lake, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Lamoni end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 3 mi Lamoni 1.7 mi off the road
- 34 mi Osceola
- 66 mi Norwalk 4.3 mi off the road
- 73 mi Windsor Heights 3.3 mi off the road
- 76 mi Urbandale
- 80 mi Johnston 2.7 mi off the road
- 87 mi Altoona 5.0 mi off the road
- 97 mi Elkhart 2.4 mi off the road
- 113 mi Ames 2.5 mi off the road
- 123 mi Roland 3.5 mi off the road
- 124 mi Story City
- 194 mi Clear Lake
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 7:02 AM CDT
Des Moines, IA weather
- Current weather conditions in Des Moines, IA indicate a temperature of 55°F with a dew point of 47°F, resulting in a humidity level of 74%
- The wind is blowing from the north at a speed of 1 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.1 inHg
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, and the weather is mostly clear
- There are no active weather alerts, and no precipitation is expected at this time.
I-35 in Iowa Traffic Cameras
updating…Rest Area: I-35 N/S MM 7 - Lamoni - NB Exit
Photo from — last answered 4 hours ago, so this is the last frame we have
DM - I-35 @ MM 52 (Co Rd G50)
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DM - I-35 @ MM 88.3 (Corporate Woods DMS)
Photo from — last answered 4 hours ago, so this is the last frame we have
D1 - I-35 @ MM 132.9 (IA 175 Ellsworth)
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D2 - I-35 @ MM 160 near Dows (D2TV08)
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Rest Area: I-35 N/S MM 214 near Northwood
Photo from — last answered 4 hours ago, so this is the last frame we have
I-35 in Iowa Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 35 in Iowa closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-35 in Iowa as of Oct 8, 2026 10:47 PM CDT. 16 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.
- What are I-35 in Iowa road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-35 in Iowa by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 9:03 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 57°F to 68°F and the strongest wind is 6 mph.
- Where are Iowa road closures reported officially?
- Iowa's official traveler information service is Iowa 511, at 511ia.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often does Iowa DOT update winter road conditions?
- Iowa DOT reports the winter condition of each stretch of state highway from October 15 to April 15; crews update a report every two hours or as conditions change, and the feed this page reads refreshes every 10 minutes. The conditions are entered by maintenance staff and describe what is on the pavement, not a forecast; this page shows the current report for I-35 in Iowa beside our own road-surface forecast.
- Are there live traffic cameras on I-35 in Iowa?
- Yes. This page shows 6 live views on I-35 in Iowa from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.
- How often are I-35 in Iowa road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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