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

Marshalltown, Marshalltown Municipal Airport (KMIW)

Lat: 42.11°NLon: 92.92°WElev: 971ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Albion IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 78. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 78 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 78. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Albion IA
 42.13°N 93.06°W
5:47 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
8pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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