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Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	E 14 mph
Barometer	29.43 in (996.7 mb)
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	15 Mar 3:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Gibson IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 04:00pm until March 16, 01:00pm

High Wind Warning March 15, 04:00pm until March 16, 10:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 46 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 51 °F⇓
Rain/Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 7 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 18 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 31 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 46. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 51 by 9am, then falling to around 34 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 4am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9pm and 5am. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.