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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Le Mars Municipal Airport (KLRJ)

Lat: 42.77°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1184ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed W 23 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 21 Jan 11:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Akron IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 02:00pm
High Wind Warning January 21, 12:15pm until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning January 21, 12:15pm until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 36 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Very
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely before 3pm, then a chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Very windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -31. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Akron IA
 42.82°N 96.57°W (Elev. 1145 ft)
Last Update:
11:43 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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