Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.06 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	49°F (9°C)
Last update	14 May 1:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Blakesburg IA

Overnight
Low: 48 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 63 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 85 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Chance
T-storms and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind.

Thursday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Windy.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.