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Current conditions at

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC)

Lat: 43.02°NLon: 91.12°WElev: 659ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 9:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Elkader IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon, then isolated flurries between noon and 2pm, then isolated snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 30. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon, then isolated flurries between noon and 2pm, then isolated snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind around 8 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Elkader IA
 42.84°N 91.39°W
Last Update:
9:06 pm CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 16, 2026
 
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