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

Vinton, Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport (KVTI)

Lat: 42.22°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 846ft.

Partly Cloudy

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed W 16 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.24 in
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 22 Jan 9:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Center Point 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.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. 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 -7. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest 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 around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Center Point IA
 42.15°N 91.77°W (Elev. 899 ft)
7:56 am CST Jan 22, 2026
9am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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