| NWS Forecast for: Humboldt County Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 703 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 | |
Today: Rain, freezing rain with snow likely with sleet this morning, then snow this afternoon. Patchy blowing snow this morning. Blowing snow this afternoon with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Ice accumulation around a trace. Strong winds and cooler with highs in the lower 30s. North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, increasing to 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph this afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Tonight: Cloudy. Snow in the evening. Blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Total snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches. Strong winds and much cooler with lows around zero. Northwest winds 40 to 45 mph, diminishing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Wind chill values as low as 21 below. Monday: Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Windy, cooler with highs around 13. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chill values as low as 25 below. Monday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around zero. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Tuesday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Not as cool with highs around 30. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 40 percent. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Friday: Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. | |
| Zone Forecast: Humboldt County | |
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