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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Algona (KAXA)
Lat: 43.08° N Lon: 94.27° W Elev: 1220 ft.
Overcast
28°F
-2°C
| Humidity | 86% |
| Wind Speed | E 7 mph |
| Barometer | 30.06 in |
| Dewpoint | 25°F (-4°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 21°F (-6°C) |
| Last update | 14 Mar 3:15 am CDT |
Detailed forecast for
Palo Alto County
Today
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow early this morning. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Tonight
Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 20s. East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday
Freezing rain, snow, sleet and rain in the morning, then snow in the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Blowing snow in the afternoon with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Ice accumulation around a trace. Strong winds with highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon. North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, increasing to 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly in the evening. Blowing snow. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Additional light snow accumulation. Very windy and much cooler with lows around zero. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph, decreasing to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 24 below.
Monday
Sunny. Areas of blowing snow in the morning, then patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Windy, cooler with highs around 14. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Wind chill values as low as 25 below.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow in the evening. Mostly clear. Cold with lows around zero.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Wednesday
Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Friday
Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
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