Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	SE 16 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.72 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint	58°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	15 May 3:52 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Fairfax IA

This Afternoon
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 87 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 86 °F
Breezy.
Showers then
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 60 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 86. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 67.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.