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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Albert Lea, Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 93.37°WElev: 1260ft.

Fair

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed W 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 22 Jan 9:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Northwood IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries before 11am. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 13 °F⇓

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Light and variable wind.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries before 11am. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 1 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Northwood IA
 43.45°N 93.24°W
Last Update:
6:42 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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