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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ)

Lat: 42.68°NLon: 91.98°WElev: 1070ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.71 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Oelwein IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Steady temperature around 57. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Breezy.
    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Steady temperature around 57. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Oelwein IA
 42.67°N 91.9°W
Last Update:
6:26 pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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