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

Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ)

Lat: 42.4°NLon: 90.71°WElev: 1040ft.

Mostly Cloudy

4°F

-16°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1023.0 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 22 Jan 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Bernard 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 before 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: 3 °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

  • 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 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries before 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. 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 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
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 -5.
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 12.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles W Bernard IA
 42.33°N 90.91°W (Elev. 876 ft)
4:51 am CST Jan 22, 2026
7am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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