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Current conditions at

Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)

Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.

Fog

36°F

2°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 13 mph
Barometer	29.74 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	27 Dec 12:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Fertile IA

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 06:00am

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 12:27pm until December 28, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 12:27pm until December 28, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sun
Dense Fog Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 44 °F
Dense Fog
Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Dense Fog
then Chance
Rain and
Dense Fog
Sunday
High: 34 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 44. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Rain or freezing rain before 9am, then rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 7.