Cold Weather Advisory, Iowa

Moderate

Very cold wind chill values of 15 to near 30 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Issued: Thursday, January 22, 10:02 in the morning
Expires: Saturday, January 24, noon
Updated: January 24, 2026

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Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Very cold wind chill values of 15 to near 30 below zero.
Where: Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri.
When: Until noon CST today.
Impacts: The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

Saturday 12:02 in the afternoon
Allowed to end on time. January 24, 2026
Saturday 2:29 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
Friday 8:48 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 5:05 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 11:52 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 11:11 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Friday 3:14 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
Thursday 9:58 at night
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
Thursday 8:48 in the evening
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
Thursday 4:13 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
Thursday 10:02 in the morning
Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 22, 2026