Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Red Oak (KRDK)

Lat: 41.02°NLon: 95.27°WElev: 1043ft.

Fog/Mist

79°F

26°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 2 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 26 Jul 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Red Oak IA

Extreme Heat Watch July 26, 09:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning July 26, 05:22am until July 26, 09:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning July 26, 05:22am until July 26, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 98 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Red Oak IA
 41.02°N 95.26°W (Elev. 1043 ft)
4:36 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
5am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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