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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Decorah (KDEH)

Lat: 43.28°NLon: 91.73°WElev: 1158ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 12 Mar 12:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Dorchester IA

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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Light west wind.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Heavy
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 34. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 34 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Light west wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 34. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Light southeast wind.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Dorchester IA
 43.45°N 91.43°W
Last Update:
1:12 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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