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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Overcast

48°F

9°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 4 Mar 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Essex IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light northeast wind.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Drizzle

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 49. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light northeast wind.
Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 49. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 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:
2:09 pm CST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Mar 4, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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