Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Partly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 4 Jul 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Soldier IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Soldier IA
 41.98°N 95.79°W (Elev. 1204 ft)
5:41 pm CDT Jul 4, 2026
6pm CDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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