Severe Weather for Northeast Southeastward into the Southern Plains; Flooding in the Upper Great Lakes

Severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to Texas through the night and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains and the mid-Atlantic. There is late-season snow over the Northern/Central Rockies and the Northern Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Fair and Breezy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 21 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.56 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Apr 6:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Essex IA

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 77 by noon, then falling to around 64 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 77 by noon, then falling to around 64 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Essex IA
 40.87°N 95.29°W (Elev. 988 ft)
5:31 am CDT Apr 17, 2026
6am CDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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