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

Harlan, Harlan Municipal Airport (KHNR)

Lat: 41.58°NLon: 95.34°WElev: 1230ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 9 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 3:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Avoca IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast  after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Avoca IA
 41.48°N 95.32°W (Elev. 1145 ft)
4:06 pm CDT May 9, 2026
4pm CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 16, 2026
 
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