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

Vinton, Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport (KVTI)

Lat: 42.22°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 846ft.

Fair

8°F

-13°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	29.99 in
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	21 Jan 4:55 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Belle Plaine IA

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

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -12 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 10 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Sunny, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.