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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	3 Sep 4:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Blakesburg IA

Today
High: 73 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 73 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 73 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 75 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 75.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51.