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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charles City (KCCY)

Lat: 43.07°NLon: 92.62°WElev: 1125ft.

Mostly Cloudy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Charles City IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Light southeast wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 27. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 8 to 14 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Light southeast wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. High near 27. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charles City IA
 43.05°N 92.66°W
Last Update:
5:26 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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