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

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

59°F

15°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 9:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Hartford IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hartford IA
 41.45°N 93.4°W
8:45 pm CDT May 9, 2026
10pm CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 16, 2026
 
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