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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 14 Jan 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Dunlap IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 16 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 29. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dunlap IA
 41.85°N 95.59°W (Elev. 1194 ft)
Last Update:
12:35 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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