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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Overcast and Breezy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 23 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.62 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 13 Mar 12:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Defiance IA

High Wind Warning March 13, 01:10am until March 13, 04:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 01:10am until March 13, 04:00am

    NOW until 4:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 37. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 37. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Defiance IA
 41.83°N 95.35°W (Elev. 1293 ft)
Last Update:
1:05 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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