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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from March 15, 10:00 AM CDT until March 16, 10:00 AM CDT
High Wind Watch in effect from March 15, 01:00 PM CDT until March 16, 04:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Denison (KDNS)

Lat: 41.98°NLon: 95.38°WElev: 1273ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	E 12 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	14 Mar 3:55 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Westside IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 10:00am

High Wind Watch March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 53 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance Rain
Sunday
High: 41 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 20 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 10 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain, snow, and sleet likely before 11am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and noon, then snow after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Very windy, with a north wind 18 to 28 mph increasing to 29 to 39 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 20. Windy.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Blustery.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.