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

Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ)

Lat: 42.4°NLon: 90.71°WElev: 1040ft.

Snow Freezing Fog

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Scales Mound IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 22, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 24 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely before 10pm, then a chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm.  Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • 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: Sunny and cold, with a high near -7.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13.

    Low: -13 °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.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. High near 24. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow likely before 10pm, then a chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of flurries between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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
Sunny and cold, with a high near -7.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 0.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Scales Mound IL
 42.51°N 90.23°W (Elev. 1102 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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