Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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 Chill	26°F (-3°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Gibson IA

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

High Wind Warning January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 37 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 11 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Windy then
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 4 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.