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

Fairmont, Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.42°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.5 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 9 May 1:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ledyard IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light west southwest wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of sprinkles between 10am and 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Windy.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light west southwest wind.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of sprinkles between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Windy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ledyard IA
 43.41°N 94.17°W
1:27 am CDT May 9, 2026
2am CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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