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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC)

Lat: 43.02°NLon: 91.12°WElev: 659ft.

Rain

42°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.31 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 8 Jan 8:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Elkader IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 17 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Light northwest wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elkader IA
 42.84°N 91.39°W
Last Update:
7:56 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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