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Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Moline Quad-City Airport (KMLI)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 90.52°WElev: 577ft.

Partly Cloudy

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.5 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 22 Jan 3:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Preemption IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Preemption IL
 41.32°N 90.57°W (Elev. 801 ft)
Last Update:
4:16 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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