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 >

Current conditions at

Tekamah, Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE)

Lat: 41.77°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1027ft.

Fog/Mist

78°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 25 Jul 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Onawa IA

Heat Advisory July 25, 12:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 113. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 113. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Onawa IA
 42.02°N 96.09°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
10:51 am CDT Jul 25, 2026
11am CDT Jul 25, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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