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

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Newton IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newton IA
 41.69°N 93.04°W
9:44 pm CDT May 8, 2026
11pm CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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