Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 01:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
11:12 am CST Jan 18, 2026
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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