Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Charles City (KCCY)

Lat: 43.07°NLon: 92.62°WElev: 1125ft.

Light Snow and Windy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 18 Jan 6:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Charles City IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 07:09pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 07:09pm until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -14. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 16 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 8 to 14 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -16. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -14. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Charles City IA
 43.05°N 92.69°W
6:21 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
7pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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