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Winter Storm Watch for all of Central Iowa Friday Evening Through Early Sunday Morning
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from November 28, 06:00 PM CST until November 30, 06:00 AM CST

Current conditions at

Creston Municipal Airport (KCSQ)

Lat: 41.02°NLon: 94.36°WElev: 1289ft.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	NW 13 G 20 mph
Barometer	30.38 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	27 Nov 1:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Prescott IA

Winter Storm Watch November 28, 06:00pm until November 30, 06:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Thanksgiving Day
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Friday Night
Low: 24 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday
High: 32 °F
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 20 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Thanksgiving Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Snow and freezing rain before midnight, then snow between midnight and 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 5am. Low around 24. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow. High near 32. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.