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Cold Weather Advisory, Iowa

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 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 Sunday, December 14, 2025.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 30 below zero

Map

Map of Iowa with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny. I-29I-380I-74I-90I-35Des MoinesWest Des MoinesWaterlooAmesILLINOISIOWAMISSOURISOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTAWISCONSINNEBRASKA50 mi I-29I-380I-74I-90Des MoinesWest Des MoinesWaterlooILLINOISIOWAMISSOURISOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTAWISCONSINNEBRASKA50 mi I-29I-380I-90Des MoinesWest Des MoinesILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIMINNESOTAWISCONSINNEBRASKA100 mi I-29I-90Des MoinesAnkenyILLINOISIOWAMINNESOTA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below.
Where
Much of northern, central and southeastern Iowa.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
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

  1. Allowed to end on time. December 14, 2025
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 14, 2025
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 13, 2025
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 13, 2025
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 13, 2025
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 13, 2025
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 13, 2025
  8. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 12, 2025
  9. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday evening through Sunday morning. December 12, 2025