Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the Central Plains and Southeast

A stationary front will be the focus for daily showers and thunderstorms capable of widely scattered flash flooding and severe weather from the High Plains to the Ohio Valley. Monsoonal thunderstorms could cause local flash flooding across the Southwest and the Great Basin. Dangerous heat continues across the Central Plains and Southeast. Many areas will see their hottest temperatures of the year. Read More >

Current conditions at

Schenck Field Airport (KICL)

Lat: 40.72°NLon: 95.02°WElev: 978ft.

Fair

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed N 15 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Aug 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Clarinda IA

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Some of the storms could be severe.  Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 3 to 7 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 92 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light northeast wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light east northeast wind.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Clarinda IA
 40.71°N 95.03°W (Elev. 994 ft)
8:21 am CDT Aug 12, 2026
8am CDT Aug 12, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
 
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