Current conditions at

Storm Lake (KSLB)

Lat: 42.6°NLon: 95.23°WElev: 1489ft.

Fair

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Storm Lake IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 02:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 10:00am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -34. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 5.

    High: 5 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -34. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 5.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Storm Lake IA
 42.64°N 95.21°W (Elev. 1398 ft)
6:33 am CST Jan 21, 2026
9am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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