Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA)

Lat: 41.23°NLon: 92.49°WElev: 840ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 3:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottumwa IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 60. East wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers.  High near 66. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 52 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 60. East wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers. High near 66. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottumwa IA
 41.02°N 92.42°W
1:51 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
4am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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