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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Vinton, Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark Airport (KVTI)

Lat: 42.22°NLon: 92.03°WElev: 846ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	10°F (-12°C)
Last update	21 Jan 8:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Walker IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Winter Weather Advisory

Today
High: 29 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 7 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 19 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: -7 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -15 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 0 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 8 °F
Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow showers likely, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 0.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.