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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oelwein Municipal Airport (KOLZ)

Lat: 42.68°NLon: 91.98°WElev: 1070ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 13 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.40 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 17 Jun 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wadena IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 74. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 74. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Wadena IA
 42.84°N 91.66°W
Last Update:
5:11 am CDT Jun 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Jun 17, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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