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Current conditions at

Chariton (KCNC)

Lat: 41.03°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1050ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Rathbun IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow and freezing rain likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 23 °F⇓

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.

    Low: 24 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow and freezing rain likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rathbun IA
 40.79°N 92.91°W
Last Update:
11:57 pm CST Dec 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1am CST Dec 7, 2025-6pm CST Dec 13, 2025
 
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