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Current conditions at

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport (KPDC)

Lat: 43.02°NLon: 91.12°WElev: 659ft.

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Humidity NA
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Dewpoint N/A
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Extended Forecast for

Elkader IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 55. East wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 55. East wind around 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elkader IA
 42.86°N 91.39°W
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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