Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV)

Lat: 41.69°NLon: 93.57°WElev: 886ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity	25%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	11 May 1:15 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Elkhart IA

This Afternoon
High: 73 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Wednesday
High: 76 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 59 °F
Breezy.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.