Heavy Rainfall in the Southwest and Southeast This Weekend; Monitoring Tropical Cyclone Formation Which Could Impact the Southeast U.S.

Heavy rainfall from monsoon thunderstorms may bring isolated flash and urban flooding to the Desert Southwest. A near-stationary front will bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to much of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Tropical wave (AL94) is likely to become a depression. Significant uncertainty remains in the track and intensity, but chances for impacts to the Southeast are increasing. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW)

Lat: 40.66°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 719ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 26 Sep 1:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Franklin IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Franklin IA
 40.66°N 91.5°W (Elev. 623 ft)
1:35 pm CDT Sep 26, 2025
2pm CDT Sep 26, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 2, 2025
 
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