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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Storm Lake (KSLB)

Lat: 42.6°NLon: 95.23°WElev: 1489ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.60 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 15 Jan 8:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Storm Lake IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries and freezing rain before 4am, then a chance of flurries between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries and freezing rain before 4am, then a chance of flurries between 4am and 5am, then a chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Storm Lake IA
 42.64°N 95.21°W (Elev. 1398 ft)
Last Update:
6:28 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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