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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from March 15, 01:00 AM CDT until March 16, 10:00 AM CDT
High Wind Watch in effect from March 15, 01:00 PM CDT until March 16, 04:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)

Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.08 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 3:55 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Lake Mills IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 01:00am until March 16, 10:00am

High Wind Watch March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 40 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Rain and
Windy
Sunday
High: 31 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Windy
then Heavy
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 11 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

A chance of snow before 10pm, then rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Windy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday

Rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11am, then snow and sleet between 11am and noon, then snow after noon. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northeast wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Windy.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.