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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charles City (KCCY)

Lat: 43.07°NLon: 92.62°WElev: 1125ft.

Fair and Breezy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 23 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 11 Mar 2:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles E Elma IA

High Wind Watch March 13, 12:00am until March 13, 10:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 28. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely before 1am, then rain and snow. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 32. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 28 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 32 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 28. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely before 1am, then rain and snow. Low around 27. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 32. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 28 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2. West wind 7 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles E Elma IA
 43.27°N 92.3°W
Last Update:
1:42 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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