Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Atlantic (KAIO)

Lat: 41.4°NLon: 95.05°WElev: 1181ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 16 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Jan 2:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Elliott IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of sprinkles before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of flurries after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of flurries before noon, then a chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 35 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Flurries then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A chance of sprinkles before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A chance of flurries after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday
A chance of flurries before noon, then a chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Elliott IA
 41.13°N 95.09°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
1:56 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
2pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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