Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

Wausa NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind around 14 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind around 14 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wausa NE
 42.49°N 97.53°W (Elev. 1749 ft)
1:35 pm CDT Aug 6, 2025
2pm CDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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