Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will produce heavy to excessive rainfall with significant flash flooding across portions of southern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Mostly Cloudy with Haze

86°F

30°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 29 Jul 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Essex IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7am and 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 69. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Essex IA
 40.82°N 95.38°W (Elev. 1129 ft)
5:21 pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
6pm CDT Jul 29, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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