Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Schenck Field Airport (KICL)

Lat: 40.72°NLon: 95.02°WElev: 978ft.

Mostly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Jun 7:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Bedford IA

Extreme Heat Watch June 21, 12:00pm until June 22, 09:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  in the evening.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Windy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. Windy.

    Low: 75 °F

    Clear and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Windy.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear and
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Windy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles S Bedford IA
 40.63°N 94.74°W
6:52 pm CDT Jun 18, 2025
7pm CDT Jun 18, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 25, 2025
 
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