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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1020.8 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 15 Dec 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Rathbun IA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Windy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rathbun IA
 40.81°N 92.88°W
Last Update:
8:22 am CST Dec 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Dec 15, 2025-6pm CST Dec 21, 2025
 
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