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

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

Fair and Windy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 26 G 39 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1024.8 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 22 Jan 8:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Atkins 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.  Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.

    High: 3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. 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. Wind chill values as low as -40. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Atkins IA
 42°N 91.86°W (Elev. 850 ft)
7:56 am CST Jan 22, 2026
9am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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