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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

57°F

14°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Mar 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
Last Update:
6:56 am CDT Mar 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT Mar 25, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 31, 2026
 
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