Bitter cold and dangerous wind chills

Iowa Weather: Bitter cold and dangerous wind chills this weekend

An arctic blast that arrived overnight will bring bitter cold all weekend long with potentially dangerous wind chills through Tuesday morning.

Updated: 10:21 AM CST Jan 18, 2025

IF YOU’D LIKE TO GO CHECK IT OUT, BETTER BUNDLE UP. IT IS INSIDE, BUT GETTING FROM THE PARKING LOT INTO THE LIBRARY, IT’S GOING TO FEEL BITTERLY COLD OUTSIDE. BUT IT’S STILL THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK. EXACTLY. JUST A COUPLE OF STEPS OUTSIDE. YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL THAT BITTERLY COLD AIR, BUT IT’S WARMER NOW THAN IT WILL BE AT ANY POINT TOMORROW. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME VERY COLD CONDITIONS. BEAUTIFUL SKY RIGHT NOW WITH THE SUNSHINE, BUT CHECK IT OUT FROM INSIDE. I THINK TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE TEENS WITH WIND CHILLS AROUND FIVE BELOW. THOSE WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN FIVE BELOW TO ABOUT FIVE ABOVE ALL DAY LONG. SO ABSOLUTELY A FRIGID DAY, BUT EVEN COLDER TOMORROW MORNING. THAT’S WHEN WE’RE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL AROUND 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. YEAH, THOSE ARE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER TOMORROW MORNING. MONDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THOSE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. IT’S JUST GOING TO BE BITTERLY COLD OUT THERE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA. THIS IS FOR TOMORROW MORNING. WE’LL LIKELY SEE MORE OF THESE ISSUED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS TIME GOES ON, AS THE COLD IS GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND RIGHT NOW, IT’S 11 WITH THAT SUNSHINE, BUT IT FEELS LIKE FIVE BELOW THAT NORTH WIND COMING IN ABOUT 14 MILES AN HOUR. COLDEST ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA, SIX IN MASON CITY WITH A WIND CHILL OF 14 BELOW FIVE IN ALGONA. FEELING LIKE 15 BELOW 14 IN GRINNELL, BUT IT FEELS LIKE TWO BELOW CHARITON SITTING AT 12 FEELS LIKE SIX BELOW. SO MOST OF US LOOKING AT BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS, IF NOT 10 TO 15 BELOW. AND THAT’S ALL BECAUSE OF THIS NORTH WIND STILL COMING IN 15 TO ALMOST 25 MILES AN HOUR ALL ACROSS THE STATE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BREEZE, IT’S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE TODAY. SO EVERY TIME YOU STEP OUTSIDE, YOU’RE GOING TO BE GREETED BY THAT STRONG NORTH WIND AND THOSE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES, WIND GUSTS 2025 MILES AN HOUR AT NOON INTO THE EVENING, 2025 MILES AN HOUR. THEY BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT HERE AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, BUT WE’RE STILL LOOKING AT WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR ALL DAY LONG. SO THAT’S JUST GOING TO MAKE THOSE WIND CHILLS BITTERLY COLD AS TEMPERATURES FALL EVEN MORE TOMORROW. SO THIS AFTERNOON WE TRY TO GET BACK UP TO ABOUT 19 DEGREES. BUT YOU NOTICE OUR WIND CHILLS HERE IN THE BLUE. AND THEY ONLY GET UP TO ABOUT 2 OR 3. SO WE DON’T SEE MUCH RECOVERY AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON. HOURS 15 UP TOWARD ALGONA, MAYBE 2022, IN LAMONI, BUT OVERALL A VERY COLD DAY TOMORROW THOUGH, JUST BRUTALLY COLD AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURE OF ONE IN DECORAH, FIVE IN ALGONA, NINE HERE IN DES MOINES. AND OF COURSE, WITH THAT WIND, IT’S GOING TO FEEL EVEN COLDER. SO THIS AFTERNOON WE TRY TO GET THOSE WIND CHILLS ABOVE ZERO. NOT EVERYBODY GETS THERE, THOUGH. PARTS OF NORTHERN IOWA COULD SEE BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS ALL DAY LONG. AND THEN TOMORROW MORNING, HERE COMES THAT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COLD TALKING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO NEARLY 30 BELOW ZERO, THE COLDEST IN NORTHERN IOWA THAT CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE VERY, VERY QUICKLY. IF YOU’RE NOT PREPARED FOR THE COLD CONDITIONS AND LOOK AT MONDAY MORNING. YEAH, WE’RE TALKING AIR TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. AND TUESDAY MORNING LIKELY THE COLDEST FIVE BELOW HERE IN DES MOINES. BUT ALGONA GETTING CLOSE TO TEN BELOW THE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE WIND CHILL, OF COURSE, 15 TO 25 BELOW. SO IMPACT WEATHER SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR THOSE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. FINALLY WEDNESDAY WE TURN THE CORNER A LITTLE BIT WITH

Iowa Weather: Bitter cold and dangerous wind chills this weekend

An arctic blast that arrived overnight will bring bitter cold all weekend long with potentially dangerous wind chills through Tuesday morning.

Updated: 10:21 AM CST Jan 18, 2025

Cold air blasted in across the state overnight with wind gusts of 30 to 40mph dropping temperatures that were in the 40s and 50s yesterday into the teens and single digits this morning. Frigid conditions can be expected today, getting even colder for Sunday.Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather AlertsTemperatures this morning dropped nearly 40 degrees from the mild conditions that we saw Friday afternoon. Morning lows fell into the low teens across central Iowa with single digits in northern Iowa. North winds coming in at 20 to 30mph have pushed wind chills to around 5 below zero in Des Moines, and as cold as -15 in northern Iowa. The north winds will continue all day with occasional gusts up to 30mph possible. That will keep the cold air locked it, making it hard for temperatures to climb much. Highs will likely only be in the mid to upper teens, around 18 or 19 degrees in the metro. Wind chills will remain in the single digits above and below zero all day.Even colder conditions can be expected tonight as the north wind continues at 10 to 20mph. Temperatures will fall toward zero degrees in Des Moines, with lows around -5 in northern Iowa. With the wind, you can expect wind chills in the -15 to -25 degree range, possibly as cold as -30 in northern Iowa. For that reason, a Cold Weather Advisory is in place for most of Iowa through Noon Sunday. Highs on Sunday will likely be stuck in the single digits, with wind chills staying below zero all day.Monday morning will likely see below zero lows for most of the state, with wind chills of -15 to -25 once again. Highs on Monday will generally be in the single digits to around 10 degrees. The coldest temperatures are likely Tuesday morning as lows fall to around -5 in Des Moines, but winds will be a little lighter. Still, wind chills could approach -15 to -20 at times.Temperatures finally rebound on Wednesday pushing back closer to average for January, with highs in the mid-30s. The more typical conditions should last through the end of next week with a generally dry forecast for the state.Des Moines forecastToday: Sunny early, then partly cloudy for the afternoon. Windy. High near 19F. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 0F. Wind chills as low as -18. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.Tomorrow: Bitterly cold. A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High 9F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph.Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low -2F. Wind chills as low as -20. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

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Cold air blasted in across the state overnight with wind gusts of 30 to 40mph dropping temperatures that were in the 40s and 50s yesterday into the teens and single digits this morning. Frigid conditions can be expected today, getting even colder for Sunday.

Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts

Temperatures this morning dropped nearly 40 degrees from the mild conditions that we saw Friday afternoon. Morning lows fell into the low teens across central Iowa with single digits in northern Iowa. North winds coming in at 20 to 30mph have pushed wind chills to around 5 below zero in Des Moines, and as cold as -15 in northern Iowa. The north winds will continue all day with occasional gusts up to 30mph possible. That will keep the cold air locked it, making it hard for temperatures to climb much. Highs will likely only be in the mid to upper teens, around 18 or 19 degrees in the metro. Wind chills will remain in the single digits above and below zero all day.

Even colder conditions can be expected tonight as the north wind continues at 10 to 20mph. Temperatures will fall toward zero degrees in Des Moines, with lows around -5 in northern Iowa. With the wind, you can expect wind chills in the -15 to -25 degree range, possibly as cold as -30 in northern Iowa. For that reason, a Cold Weather Advisory is in place for most of Iowa through Noon Sunday. Highs on Sunday will likely be stuck in the single digits, with wind chills staying below zero all day.

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Monday morning will likely see below zero lows for most of the state, with wind chills of -15 to -25 once again. Highs on Monday will generally be in the single digits to around 10 degrees. The coldest temperatures are likely Tuesday morning as lows fall to around -5 in Des Moines, but winds will be a little lighter. Still, wind chills could approach -15 to -20 at times.

Temperatures finally rebound on Wednesday pushing back closer to average for January, with highs in the mid-30s. The more typical conditions should last through the end of next week with a generally dry forecast for the state.

Des Moines forecast

Today: Sunny early, then partly cloudy for the afternoon. Windy. High near 19F. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 0F. Wind chills as low as -18. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow: Bitterly cold. A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High 9F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph.

Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low -2F. Wind chills as low as -20. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.