Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH)

Lat: 45.78°NLon: 96.55°WElev: 1011ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 30 Jul 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Wheaton MN

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm.  Patchy smoke after 5pm. High near 86. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 86 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm.  Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 8 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 16 to 18 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy smoke after 5pm. High near 86. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 16 to 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Wheaton MN
 45.79°N 96.55°W (Elev. 981 ft)
10:37 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
11am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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