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 >

Current conditions at

Ottumwa Regional Airport (KOTM)

Lat: 41.1°NLon: 92.44°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1026.7 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 22 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Rose Hill IA

Extreme Cold Watch 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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Extreme Cold Watch
Extreme Cold Warning
  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

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

    High: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles E Rose Hill IA
 41.33°N 92.41°W (Elev. 722 ft)
7:56 am CST Jan 22, 2026
9am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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