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

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

Fog/Mist

76°F

24°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	29.86 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	2.50 mi
Heat Index	75°F (24°C)
Last update	26 Jul 4:52 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fairfax 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

Overnight
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 77 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 95 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 109. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.