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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha - Eppley Airfield (KOMA)

Lat: 41.31°NLon: 95.9°WElev: 978ft.

Overcast

79°F

26°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 15 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 30 Jul 7:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Carter Lake IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 72. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 72. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Carter Lake IA
 41.26°N 95.93°W (Elev. 991 ft)
Last Update:
7:35 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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