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

Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMPZ)

Lat: 40.95°NLon: 91.51°WElev: 735ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Mount Pleasant IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 4am, then a chance of flurries between 4am and 5am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 4am, then a chance of flurries between 4am and 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N Mount Pleasant IA
 40.99°N 91.55°W (Elev. 725 ft)
4:41 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
7pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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