Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW)

Lat: 40.66°NLon: 91.33°WElev: 719ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	NW 13 mph
Barometer	30.26 in
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	22 Jan 4:15 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Farmington IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:00am until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

This Afternoon
High: 30 °F
Chance
Flurries
Tonight
Low: -6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 4 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Snow Likely
Sunday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 18 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 18.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.