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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 10:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Chillicothe IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 5. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 5. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
A chance of flurries after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chillicothe IA
 41.09°N 92.53°W
Last Update:
10:56 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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