Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA)

Lat: 41.23°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 840ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 5:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers.  High near 66. East wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. High near 66. East wind around 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
3:22 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
5pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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