Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW)

Lat: 40.66°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 719ft.

Light Rain Fog

41°F

5°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Wind Chill	36°F (2°C)
Last update	27 Dec 5:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Madison IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:38am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:38am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 55 °F
Dense Fog
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 51 °F⇑
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 60 °F⇓
Rain then
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 15 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 56 by midnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Rain before 3pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature rising to near 60 by 9am, then falling to around 38 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.