Severe Thunderstorms in the Central Plains and Lower Missouri Valley; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are forecast to impact the central Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley through this afternoon. Dangerous heat persists across the southern Plains, Southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico this week, and will return to the Southwest today. Read More >

Florida Keys & South Florida Airport Observations as of 400 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
City	Sky/Wx	Temp	DP	RH	Wind	Pres	Remarks
Key West	Partly Sunny	91	76	61	calm	30.06F	HX 103
Boca Chica NAS	Mostly Sunny	91	76	61	N7 mph	30.06F	HX 103
Marathon	Sunny	90	78	68	NW7 mph	30.05F	HX 104
Ocean Reef	not avbl
Homestead	Sunny	98	61	28	calm	30.01F	HX 99
Miami	Mostly Sunny	98	68	37	calm	30.01F	HX 103

Citizen Weather Observer (CWOP) Observations
City	Time (UTC)	Temp	DP	RH	Wind (mph)	Pres
Ramrod Key	19:57	93	81	67	S3 G3	1019.7
Lower Matecumbe Key	20:00		0		NE0	1015.4

Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) Observations Across Keys Waters
Station	Time (UTC)	Temp	Wind (kts)	Pres
Sand Key Light	1940	86	S 1 G3	1018.2F
Long Key	1940	87	W 8 G10	1016.8F

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