Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 27 Jul 5:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Waterloo NE

Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 05:57am until July 27, 10:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 05:57am until July 27, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Mon

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 74 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north northeast wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Waterloo NE
 41.32°N 96.31°W (Elev. 1132 ft)
4:35 am CDT Jul 27, 2026
5am CDT Jul 27, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 2, 2026
 
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