Iowa 511 Road Conditions

39 current reports along the route, including 1 full closure. The 8 most serious are listed below. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

• Road closed

  IA 148: Closed

  Closed due to road construction. Working hours are 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM.

  IA 148 • IA • Until Sep 24, 5:00 PM Details

• Lanes blocked

  I-80: Between US 6 (Newton) and Exit 159: County Roads F48 and S52 (2 miles east of the Colfax area). Night time construction…

  Between US 6 (Newton) and Exit 159: County Roads F48 and S52 (2 miles east of the Colfax area). Night time construction work is in progress. A lane is closed intermittently. From 6:30PM CDT to 6:00AM CDT on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Until September 25, 2026 at about 6:00AM CDT. Comment: Marshalltown RCE (800-251-2706) - Jasper County

  I-80 • westbound • IA • Until Sep 11, 11:00 AM

• Lanes blocked

  I-280: Between I-80 and US 61 (Davenport). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work. Until December 31, 2026 at…

  Between I-80 and US 61 (Davenport). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work. Until December 31, 2026 at about 3:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • August 10, 12:00AM - December 31, 3:00PM Comment: Davenport RCE (800-262-5145) - Scott County **Intermittent Shoulder Closure and Ramps Included**

  I-280 • eastbound • IA • Ongoing

• Lanes blocked

  US-61: Between US 61 Business; I-80 and County Road F33 (near Davenport). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work…

  Between US 61 Business; I-80 and County Road F33 (near Davenport). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work. Until December 31, 2026 at about 3:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • August 10, 6:00AM - December 31, 3:00PM Comment: Davenport RCE (800-262-5145) - Scott County **Intermittent Shoulder Closure and Ramps Included**

  US-61 • northbound • IA • Ongoing

• Lanes blocked

  I-80: Between Exit 29: County Road L66 and Exit 34: County Road M16 (3 miles west of the Shelby area). The right lane is…

  Between Exit 29: County Road L66 and Exit 34: County Road M16 (3 miles west of the Shelby area). The right lane is closed because of night time construction work. From 6:00PM CDT to 6:00AM CDT on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Until September 24, 2026 at about 6:00AM CDT. Comment: Council Bluffs RCE (800-579-2719) - Pottawattamie County

  I-80 • eastbound • IA • Until Sep 11, 11:00 AM

• 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**

  I-35 • northbound • IA • Ongoing

• Lanes blocked

  I-80: Between US 6 (near De Soto) and Exit 113: County Road R16 (near Van Meter). Both shoulders closed due to road…

  Between US 6 (near De Soto) and Exit 113: County Road R16 (near Van Meter). Both shoulders closed due to road construction work. Expect changing traffic patterns. Until November 25, 2026 at about 5:00PM CDT. Full schedule below: • August 18, 2025, 8:00AM - November 25, 5:00PM Comment: Creston RCE (877-226-8109) - Dallas County

  I-80 • eastbound • IA • Until Nov 25, 11:00 PM

• Lanes blocked

  I-80: Between Exit 34: County Road M16 and Exit 29: County Road L66 (3 to 4 miles west of the Shelby area). The left shoulder…

  Between Exit 34: County Road M16 and Exit 29: County Road L66 (3 to 4 miles west of the Shelby area). The left shoulder is closed due to road construction work. Expect changing traffic patterns. Until October 21, 2026 at about 4:30PM CDT. Full schedule below: • February 27, 5:00AM - October 21, 4:30PM Comment: Council Bluffs RCE (800-579-2719) - Pottawattamie County

  I-80 • westbound • IA • Until Oct 21, 9:30 PM

Interstates Through Iowa, Road by Road

Each stretch has its own live conditions, closures and cameras for the Iowa miles only — the weather 500 miles away on the same interstate says nothing about this drive.

• I-29 Iowa Road Conditions 152 mi
• I-35 Iowa Road Conditions 219 mi
• I-80 Iowa Road Conditions 306 mi

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 4 weather stations in Iowa. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Snowfall across Iowa is not one number: Cedar Rapids averages 26.7" a year and Des Moines averages 35.3".

Driving in Iowa Month by Month

What the road normally throws at you, month by month, from NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Iowa's own stations. Each month names its dominant hazard and the place that measured it — this is what the month is usually like, not a forecast and not a restriction.

• January Snow 8.5 in of snow at Des Moines, 18.7 days that never thaw at Cedar Rapids
• February Snow 7.9 in of snow at Des Moines, 12.3 days that never thaw at Cedar Rapids
• March Snow 6.5 in of snow at Sioux City, 3.9 days that never thaw at Sioux City
• April Snow 1.8 in of snow at Des Moines, 0.1 days that never thaw at Des Moines
• May Quiet 8.6 wet days at Des Moines is the most the normals report
• June Quiet 7.6 wet days at Cedar Rapids is the most the normals report
• July Quiet 6.8 wet days at Des Moines is the most the normals report
• August Quiet 6.4 wet days at Des Moines is the most the normals report
• September Quiet 5.6 wet days at Cedar Rapids is the most the normals report
• October Snow 1 in of snow at Sioux City, 0.2 days that never thaw at Sioux City
• November Snow 4.4 in of snow at Sioux City, 4.4 days that never thaw at Sioux City
• December Snow 9 in of snow at Des Moines, 14.7 days that never thaw at Cedar Rapids

Related Roads

Iowa Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Iowa right now?

Yes — one full closure is reported on the interstates in Iowa as of Sep 10, 2026 8:02 PM CDT. 38 lane closures, roadworks or restrictions are in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.

What are Iowa road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the interstates across Iowa by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 10, 2026 6:43 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 80°F to 84°F and the strongest wind is 8 mph.

Which interstates run through Iowa?

Iowa has 4 through interstates on this site: I-29, I-35, I-74 and I-80 — about 523 miles of interstate across the state. Each has its own page for the Iowa stretch.

Where are Iowa road closures reported officially?

Iowa's official traveler information service is 511ia.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

Are there live traffic cameras in Iowa?

Yes. This page shows 6 live views in Iowa from the state transportation departments' own camera feeds, further down the page, refreshed each time you load it.

How often are 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.