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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW)

Lat: 43.17°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 1332ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	E 17 G 26 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	14 Mar 12:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Spirit Lake IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 01:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then Wintry
Mix
Sunday
High: 28 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 12 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Rain before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 4am and 5am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 5am. Low around 24. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 7am, then snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after noon. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of around 3 inches.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -27. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.