Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Red Oak (KRDK)

Lat: 41.02°NLon: 95.27°WElev: 1043ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

Emerson IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Emerson IA
 41.02°N 95.41°W (Elev. 1129 ft)
2:46 am CDT Aug 6, 2025
2am CDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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