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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 3 Dec 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -15. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 7 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -15. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
Last Update:
6:42 am CST Dec 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Dec 3, 2025-6pm CST Dec 9, 2025
 
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