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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC)

Lat: 43.02°NLon: 91.12°WElev: 659ft.

Fair and Breezy

55°F

13°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed W 22 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.44 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 18 Feb 3:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Elgin IA

Wind Advisory February 18, 04:09pm until February 18, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning until February 18, 07:00pm
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    Wind Advisory February 18, 04:09pm until February 18, 06:00pm
    Red Flag Warning until February 18, 07:00pm

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 26. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 26. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Elgin IA
 42.95°N 91.57°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 25, 2026
 
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