Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (KIFA)

Lat: 42.47°NLon: 93.27°WElev: 1138ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 10:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Alden IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind 6 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Alden IA
 42.52°N 93.38°W
9:27 am CDT May 8, 2026
10am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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