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

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 12 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 8 May 1:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Defiance IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of sprinkles between 10am and 11am.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A chance of sprinkles between 10am and 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. 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 41. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Defiance IA
 41.83°N 95.35°W (Elev. 1293 ft)
1:35 pm CDT May 8, 2026
2pm CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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