Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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	59%
Wind Speed	W 13 mph
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	21 Jan 10:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Niota IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Wind Advisory January 21, 05:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Wind Advisory

Today
High: 39 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Friday
High: 2 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 2 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 16 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 16.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 0.