Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Atlantic (KAIO)

Lat: 41.4°NLon: 95.05°WElev: 1181ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	S 17 mph
Barometer	29.96 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 8:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Elk Horn IA

Today
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 92 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 57 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Monday
High: 87 °F
Windy. Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Windy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a southwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light north northeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.