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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson, Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ)

Lat: 43.65°NLon: 94.98°WElev: 1447ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.25 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 14 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Spirit Lake IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 36 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Blustery.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 7am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 26 by 8am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 4pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow between 7am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 26 by 8am, then falling to around 16 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Spirit Lake IA
 43.41°N 95.12°W (Elev. 1450 ft)
Last Update:
5:43 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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