Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Lake Elmo Airport (K21D)

Lat: 45°NLon: 92.85°WElev: 925ft.

Overcast

79°F

26°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	N 7 mph
Barometer	29.91 in
Dewpoint	72°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	4 Sep 11:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

River Falls WI

Today
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
Showers
Labor Day
High: 81 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Showers
Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Labor Day

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 66. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.