Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA)

Lat: 41.23°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 840ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 12:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Light east wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm.  High near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. High near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41°N 92.42°W
11:06 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
1am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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