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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 20 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Rathbun IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of flurries between 1pm and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph decreasing to 6 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of flurries between 1pm and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph decreasing to 6 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rathbun IA
 40.81°N 92.88°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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