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Extreme Cold Watch, Iowa

Severe

Wind chills as low as 30 below zero, wind chills as low as 25 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 Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 22, 10:02 in the morning.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Thursday, January 22, 10:02 in the morning.

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Places in this watch

How much

Wind chill
As low as 30 below zero

Map

Map of Iowa with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City. I-55I-43I-80I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityDubuqueILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-43I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityDubuqueILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected late tonight and Friday morning. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below are possible Friday night and Saturday morning.
Where
In Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, and Warren Counties. In Iowa, Lee and Van Buren Counties. In Missouri, Clark and Scotland Counties.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 3 in the morning to noon CST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday 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. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  7. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Friday overnight through Saturday afternoon. January 21, 2026