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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC)

Lat: 43.02°NLon: 91.12°WElev: 659ft.

Overcast

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 5 Dec 2:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Elkader IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 16. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind.

    High: 23 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 10. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 16. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Snow. Low around 10. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind around 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elkader IA
 42.86°N 91.39°W
Last Update:
3:06 am CST Dec 5, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Dec 5, 2025-6pm CST Dec 11, 2025
 
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