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Current conditions at

Schenck Field Airport (KICL)

Lat: 40.72°NLon: 95.02°WElev: 978ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 9:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Blanchard IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers. High near 63. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 57. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers. High near 63. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blanchard IA
 40.58°N 95.23°W (Elev. 981 ft)
Last Update:
7:36 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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