Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cedar Rapids Airport (KCID)

Lat: 41.88°NLon: 91.72°WElev: 840ft.

Mostly Cloudy

19°F

-7°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	30.16 in (1023.1 mb)
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	20 Jan 3:52 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Marion IA

This Afternoon
High: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -13 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -6 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -11 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 4 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely before 4am, then a chance of flurries between 4am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A chance of flurries between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.

Friday

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

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.