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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)

Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed S 13 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 3:50 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Thompson IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Light north wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Light north wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Thompson IA
 43.37°N 93.78°W
Last Update:
1:43 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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