Forecast Details for Oelwein, IA

Recent Locations: Oelwein, IA  
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 57. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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