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Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Red Oak (KRDK)

Lat: 41.02°NLon: 95.27°WElev: 1043ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed W 10 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 May 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Stanton IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of sprinkles before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday
A chance of sprinkles before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Stanton IA
 40.98°N 95.12°W (Elev. 1125 ft)
Last Update:
5:32 pm CDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT May 7, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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