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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)
Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.
Partly Cloudy
28°F
-2°C
| Humidity | 74% |
| Wind Speed | N 5 mph |
| Barometer | 30.09 in |
| Dewpoint | 21°F (-6°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 22°F (-6°C) |
| Last update | 13 Mar 11:55 pm CDT |
Extended Forecast for
4 Miles E Forest City IA
Winter Storm Watch March 15, 01:00am until March 16, 10:00am
Overnight

Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
SnowSaturday

High: 37 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
BreezySaturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Wintry Mix
and WindySunday

High: 34 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
SnowSunday Night

Low: 3 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
SnowMonday
High: 11 °F
Windy. Areas
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
SunnyMonday Night
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
CloudyTuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance SnowTuesday Night

Low: 19 °F
Chance Snow
Detailed Forecast
Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow before 4am, then freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then rain after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. Windy, with an east southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow after 1pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Windy.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Forest City IA
43.26°N 93.55°W
43.26°N 93.55°W
10:57 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
12am CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026



