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

Monticello Regional Airport (KMXO)

Lat: 42.22°NLon: 91.16°WElev: 827ft.

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed W 20 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 1:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Earlville IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Blizzard Warning January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Blizzard Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries before 2pm, then snow, mainly after 2pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm.  Areas of blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. 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.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    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 18. 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: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, 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

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly 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 before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 8 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries before 2pm, then snow, mainly after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 27. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Areas of blowing snow before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. 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
A chance of flurries between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. 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
Mostly clear, 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
Mostly 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 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 -10.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Earlville IA
 42.49°N 91.26°W (Elev. 978 ft)
1:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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