Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Mostly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 30 Jul 8:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Denison IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 67. South wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 67. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Denison IA
 42.03°N 95.35°W
5:47 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
8pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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