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Current conditions at

Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field (KTNU)

Lat: 41.67°NLon: 93.02°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.26 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 5 Nov 10:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Baxter IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north northwest.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely before noon, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north northwest.
Saturday
Rain likely before noon, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
Baxter IA
 41.82°N 93.16°W
Last Update:
10:01 pm CST Nov 5, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Nov 5, 2025-6pm CST Nov 12, 2025
 
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