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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Mostly Cloudy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 1 Nov 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

What Cheer IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 47 °F

    Isolated
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light southwest wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light southwest wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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Point Forecast:
What Cheer IA
 41.4°N 92.35°W (Elev. 778 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 pm CDT Nov 1, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Nov 1, 2025-6pm CST Nov 7, 2025
 
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