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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fog/Mist

77°F

25°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	26 Jul 4:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Webster IA

Extreme Heat Watch July 26, 09:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm

Extreme Heat Warning July 26, 11:00am until July 26, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Extreme Heat Warning

Today
High: 95 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 77 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 96 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 113. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 111. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90.