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Cold Weather Advisory, Iowa

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 28 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 28 below zero

Map

Map of Iowa with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Spencer, Storm Lake, Sioux Center. I-29I-90US 18SpencerStorm LakeSioux CenterSheldonIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA20 mi I-29I-90US 18SpencerStorm LakeSioux CenterIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA25 mi I-29I-90US 18SpencerStorm LakeSioux CenterIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTANEBRASKA25 mi I-29I-90SpencerStorm LakeIOWAMINNESOTA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Very cold wind chills as low as 28 below zero.
Where
Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central and southeast South Dakota.
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.
Additional details
Light winds are limiting the coverage and persistence of the coldest wind chills, but with air temperatures as cold as 10 below to 18 below zero, even a slight breeze will produce periods of dangerous wind chills.

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 12, 2025
  7. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Saturday evening through Sunday morning. December 12, 2025