By Jason Taylor
Feb 16, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - Wind Chill Warning and Advisories in Iowa have been extended until 10 am Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions.
The National Weather Service says dangerous wind chills will continue through Tuesday morning as an Arctic air mass maintains a firm grip on the region.
Wind chills will vary from 20 below zero to 40 below zero across the state, with the coldest readings expected within the Wind Chill Warning over central and western Iowa.
At these low wind chill values, frostbite is threat to anyone exposed and unprotected from the cold.
Steady improvement is expected through the week with a return to near average highs this weekend.
By Jason Taylor
Feb 16, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - Wind Chill Warning and Advisories in Iowa have been extended until 10 am Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions.
The National Weather Service says dangerous wind chills will continue through Tuesday morning as an Arctic air mass maintains a firm grip on the region.
Wind chills will vary from 20 below zero to 40 below zero across the state, with the coldest readings expected within the Wind Chill Warning over central and western Iowa.
At these low wind chill values, frostbite is threat to anyone exposed and unprotected from the cold.
Steady improvement is expected through the week with a return to near average highs this weekend.
Wind chills may fall as low as -15 to -25 over the next two days. Author: Dax Clark (5NEWS) Updated: 3:20 PM CST February 14, 2021
Wind Chill Warning in effect until 9 AM Tuesday.
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The first Wind Chill Warning in nearly a decade is now in effect for the region as the life-threatening cold settles into the area.
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Expect wind chills as low as -25 with ambient air temperatures as low as -10 in NW Arkansas on Monday night and as low as -2 in the River Valley.
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-Dax
Bitterly cold temps settle in for a while
MTN
Posted at 3:36 PM, Feb 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-08 20:29:47-05
High pressure will continue to build in from the north allowing a bitterly cold airmass to move into the region. And that s the big weather story moving ahead!
Skies will remain mostly cloudy with random flurries at times. Highs will struggle to make it above 0° the next few days for most of the viewing area. this will likely make it into the top 10 for longest stretches below 0° in recorded history for Great Falls.
Erin Yost
Overnight lows? Well, it s best you know that it ll just be downright frigid, but here are the specifics for Great Falls and Helena respectively: