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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.57 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 17 Feb 8:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Essex IA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40. North northeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Essex IA
 40.82°N 95.38°W (Elev. 1129 ft)
Last Update:
9:06 am CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 23, 2026
 
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