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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Overcast and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1029.1 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 9 Nov 11:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

What Cheer IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered flurries between 3pm and 4pm, then isolated snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 32 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 11pm, then scattered flurries between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered flurries between 3pm and 4pm, then isolated snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 11pm, then scattered flurries between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
What Cheer IA
 41.4°N 92.35°W (Elev. 778 ft)
Last Update:
11:06 am CST Nov 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Nov 9, 2025-6pm CST Nov 15, 2025
 
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