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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Storm Lake (KSLB)

Lat: 42.6°NLon: 95.23°WElev: 1489ft.

Fair

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-15°F (-26°C)
Last update 17 Jan 9:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Storm Lake IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 03:00am until January 18, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 9 by 5am. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -24. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 9 by 5am. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -24. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Storm Lake IA
 42.66°N 95.18°W (Elev. 1427 ft)
Last Update:
9:28 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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