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 >

Current conditions at

Vinton, Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport (KVTI)

Lat: 42.22°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 846ft.

Mostly Cloudy

33°F

1°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed W 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Brandon IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Blizzard Warning until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning until January 22, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Blizzard Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. 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 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. 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 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Brandon IA
 42.31°N 91.91°W (Elev. 968 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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