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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waterloo, Waterloo Municipal Airport (KALO)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 92.4°WElev: 873ft.

Fair

9°F

-13°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 22 Jan 4:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Waterloo IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -40. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -40. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Waterloo IA
 42.49°N 92.35°W
Last Update:
5:02 am CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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