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Current conditions at

Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY)

Lat: 43.24°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 1230ft.

Light Snow

32°F

0°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NE 12 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.54 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	15 Mar 4:35 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Scarville IA

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

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

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 31 °F
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 28 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: -5 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Rain or freezing rain before 5am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Steady temperature around 31. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet, becoming all snow after 9am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northeast wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 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 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.