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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Fair and Breezy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed S 24 mph
Barometer 29.42 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 17 Feb 12:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Essex IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 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 20. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Essex IA
 40.87°N 95.29°W (Elev. 988 ft)
Last Update:
12:35 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 23, 2026
 
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