Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Audubon, Audubon County Airport (KADU)

Lat: 41.7°NLon: 94.92°WElev: 1286ft.

73°F

23°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	72°F (22°C)
Visibility	4.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 11:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Elk Horn IA

Today
High: 78 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.