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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 20 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1025.0 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 22 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Apple River IL

Cold Weather Advisory 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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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries after 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly clear, 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

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • 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 -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly clear, 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
Sunny and cold, with a high near -8. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -11. 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 2.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Apple River IL
 42.46°N 90.14°W (Elev. 1010 ft)
4:31 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
4pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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