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

21°F

-6°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	21 Jan 6:35 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Morning Sun 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

Today
High: 38 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 13 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: -1 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. 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 -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Blustery.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.