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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

Schenck Field Airport (KICL)

Lat: 40.72°NLon: 95.02°WElev: 978ft.

Mostly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Clarinda IA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    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 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Clarinda IA
 40.71°N 95.03°W (Elev. 994 ft)
Last Update:
7:35 am CDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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