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

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

A Few Clouds and Breezy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	W 21 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	21 Jan 12:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Cedar Rapids, The Eastern Iowa Airport IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Blizzard Warning January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Blizzard Warning

This Afternoon
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: -6 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -15 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 1 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 9 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny early, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -35. 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 -6. Blustery.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.