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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 Saturday, January 24, 2026.

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 Sioux City, Spencer, Storm Lake. I-90US 18Sioux CitySpencerStorm LakeLe MarsSioux CenterIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA20 mi I-90US 18Sioux CitySpencerStorm LakeLe MarsIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA25 mi I-90US 18Sioux CitySpencerStorm LakeIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA25 mi I-90US 18Sioux CitySpencerIOWAMINNESOTANEBRASKA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero.
Where
Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and east central and southeast South Dakota.
When
Until 3 in the afternoon this afternoon.
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. January 23, 2026
  2. Extended to Friday, 3 in the afternoon. January 23, 2026
  3. Cold Weather Advisory issued until Friday, 1 in the afternoon. January 23, 2026