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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Preston, Fillmore County Airport (KFKA)

Lat: 43.68°NLon: 92.17°WElev: 1270ft.

Light Snow Haze

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Chester IA

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly after 7am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -16. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Snow, mainly after 7am. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. High near 17. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -32. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chester IA
 43.48°N 92.35°W
Last Update:
1:52 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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