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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Fog

32°F

0°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 0.15 mi
Last update 26 Dec 7:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Chester IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 26, 08:10pm until December 27, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 26, 08:10pm until December 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 30 °F

    Dense
    Freezing Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of drizzle after 4pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 7am and noon. Widespread dense freezing fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Drizzle and
    Dense
    Freezing Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of drizzle before midnight. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 39. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Slight Chance
    Drizzle then
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain before noon, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain and freezing rain between noon and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread dense freezing fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A slight chance of drizzle after 4pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 7am and noon. Widespread dense freezing fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of drizzle before midnight. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 39. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of rain before noon, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain and freezing rain between noon and 3pm, then snow likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Chester IA
 43.48°N 92.35°W
Last Update:
7:31 pm CST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Dec 26, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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