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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 12 Mar 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

High Wind Watch March 12, 10:00pm until March 13, 10:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 28 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 40 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 51. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 51 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 28 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Rain before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 51. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
Last Update:
6:56 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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