Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL)

Lat: 41.05°NLon: 91.98°WElev: 787ft.

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 77°F (25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index104°F (40°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Douds IA

Heat Advisory August 31, 06:03pm until September 3, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory August 31, 06:03pm until September 3, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Douds IA
 40.8°N 91.96°W (Elev. 591 ft)
6:01 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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