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

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 22 Jan 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Gibson 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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  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries before 10am, then a chance of flurries after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -30. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.

    High: 4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °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 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries before 10am, then a chance of flurries after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. 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 -2. 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 -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Gibson IA
 41.44°N 92.41°W (Elev. 869 ft)
4:51 am CST Jan 22, 2026
7am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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