Melvin, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

-11°F
Feels Like -19°F  
Humidity 80% Dew Point -15°F Wind NNW 3 MPH Gusts 5 Barometer 30.33 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 7.1 mi. ENE of central Melvin
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Mostly Clear, Low -13F
 
-13
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Blowing Snow, High 19F, Low 17F
50%
19
17
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Cloudy, High 29F, Low 13F
29
13
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 20F, Low -3F
40%
20
-3
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 9F, Low -2F
9
-2
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Cloudy, High 27F, Low 17F
27
17
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F, Low 22F
33
22

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 19°F to a low of 9°F mid-week, then warm to 33°F. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 29°F with lows around 13°F.


This Date in Weather History

1856 - A severe blizzard began to rage across Iowa and Kansas. It produced as much as 16 inches of snow in Iowa.

More on this and other weather history


Melvin, IA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -24. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Dec 4

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 17 by 3am. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 9.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.


About Melvin, IA

Melvin is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 199 at the time of the 2020 census.

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