Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains and Midwest; Heat Pushes into the South and East

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail in excess of two inches, strong tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts are likely across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest this evening. Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring a flooding threat to portions of the Central Plains to the Midwest through Thursday. The heatwave in the Central U.S. will begin to push South and East Thursday Read More >

7-Day Zone Forecast for Pottawattamie County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Pottawattamie County
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Last Update: 1132 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026


Rest Of Tonight: Mostly clear late this evening. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Thursday: Becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. Breezy and not as warm with highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Thursday Night: Clear, cooler. Less humid with lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.







Zone Forecast: Pottawattamie County

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