Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Algona (KAXA)

Lat: 43.08°NLon: 94.27°WElev: 1220ft.

Mostly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	N 6 mph
Barometer	29.86 in
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Jun 8:35 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Lakota IA

Extreme Heat Watch June 21, 12:00pm until June 22, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Juneteenth
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 67 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 93 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 96 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 77 °F
Clear and
Windy
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Juneteenth

Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 77. Windy.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Windy.

Monday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 70%.