Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists Across the South

Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible into the night in the Mid Atlantic, and heavy rain will shift to Virginia and the Carolinas on Friday. Severe thunderstorms are also possible in the Central Plains into the Upper MS Valley and the Deep South tonight. Dangerous heat persists across the Southern Plains and Lower MS Valley and heat will expand into the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Rome State Airport (KREO)

Lat: 42.57766°NLon: 117.88543°WElev: 4053.0ft.

NA

62°F

17°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SSE 8 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 21 Aug 03:52 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

37 Miles NNE McDermitt NV

Fire Weather Watch August 22, 03:00pm until August 22, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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Point Forecast:
37 Miles NNE McDermitt NV
 42.48°N 117.34°W (Elev. 5000 ft)
12:29 am MDT Aug 21, 2026
4am MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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