Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ)

Lat: 41.02°NLon: 94.36°WElev: 1289ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 4:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Diagonal IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 58. East northeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 63. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 58. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Diagonal IA
 40.82°N 94.33°W
3:22 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
5pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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