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Current conditions at

Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW)

Lat: 40.66°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 719ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

55°F

13°C

Humidity	72%
Wind Speed	SE 14 mph
Barometer	29.34 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	15 Mar 7:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Fort Madison IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 04:00pm until March 16, 01:00pm

High Wind Warning March 15, 04:00pm until March 16, 10:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Today
High: 58 °F⇓
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 21 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Temperature rising to near 58 by 11am, then falling to around 42 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.