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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 21, 11:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
Last Update:
11:21 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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