Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. 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. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Fair

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 3:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dow City IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dow City IA
 41.94°N 95.5°W
2:54 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
3pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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