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

Fairfield Municipal Airport (KFFL)

Lat: 41.05°NLon: 91.98°WElev: 787ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity	45%
Wind Speed	SW 20 G 25 mph
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	21 Jan 1:30 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Fairfield IA

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

Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of sprinkles between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A chance of flurries before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.