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Snow Squalls from the Upper Midwest to Great Lakes; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

An Arctic front will bring widespread snow squalls through Friday from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Heavy snow rates and strong winds will lead to near-zero visibility and dangerous travel conditions. High winds will continue across the northern and central High Plains through Friday, with wind gusts above 60 mph likely, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 15 Jan 10:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Essex IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and flurries before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 2am. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 29 °F⇑

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Flurries
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and flurries before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 2am. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 9am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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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:
10:21 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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