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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Charles City (KCCY)

Lat: 43.07°NLon: 92.62°WElev: 1125ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 30.16 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill3°F (-16°C)
Last update 20 Jan 1:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Orchard IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. West wind 8 to 14 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: -10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries between 3am and 4am. Low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
Snow, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -10. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Orchard IA
 43.23°N 92.77°W
Last Update:
12:46 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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