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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Shenandoah Municipal (KSDA)

Lat: 40.75°NLon: 95.42°WElev: 971ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 13 Jan 8:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Essex IA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Light south wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West wind around 9 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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:
7:21 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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