Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ)

Lat: 42.4°NLon: 90.71°WElev: 1040ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 1:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Galena IL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Galena IL
 42.38°N 90.44°W (Elev. 755 ft)
1:26 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
2am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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