Current conditions at

Chariton (KCNC)

Lat: 41.03°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1050ft.

Fog

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 13 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 27 Dec 9:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Melrose IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 09:52am until December 27, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
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    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 09:52am until December 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 55 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am.  Patchy fog between 8pm and 3am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 1pm and 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet after 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 19 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain and
    Windy then
    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then rain, snow, and freezing rain between 1pm and 3pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 19 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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Point Forecast:
Melrose IA
 40.99°N 93.06°W
7:16 am CST Dec 27, 2025
9am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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