Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ)

Lat: 42.4°NLon: 90.71°WElev: 1040ft.

Partly Cloudy

-14°F

-26°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 30.53 in (1037.0 mb)
Dewpoint -26°F (-32°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-39°F (-39°C)
Last update 23 Jan 3:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Galena IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 04:06am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 04:06am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind.

    High: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °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 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Galena IL
 42.36°N 90.38°W (Elev. 719 ft)
3:16 am CST Jan 23, 2026
4am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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