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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

Overcast and Breezy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 7:52 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Watkins IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watkins IA
 41.89°N 91.98°W (Elev. 840 ft)
Last Update:
8:41 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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