iNWS Alert

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ015-016-
024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-190600-
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Benton-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Iowa-Johnson-
Cedar-Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Keokuk-Washington-Louisa-Jefferson-
Henry IA-Des Moines-Van Buren-Lee-Rock Island-Henry IL-Mercer-
Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Scotland-Clark-
Including the cities of Independence, Manchester, Dubuque,
Vinton, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Maquoketa, Marengo, Iowa City,
Tipton, Clinton, Muscatine, Davenport, Bettendorf, Sigourney,
Washington, Wapello, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Burlington,
Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Moline, Rock Island, Geneseo, Aledo,
Oquawka, Monmouth, Carthage, Macomb, Memphis, and Kahoka
655 PM CST Sun Jan 18 2026

...Arctic Front to Bring Strong Northwest Winds Tonight...

Strong northwest winds are expected tonight behind an arctic cold
front. Gusts up to 45 mph are anticipated through about midnight,
with isolated higher gusts possible over portions of eastern
Iowa. It will stay windy through the night with gusts between 30
to 40 mph continuing into early Monday morning. Scattered snow
showers may accompany the strong winds, resulting in sudden and
localized visibility reductions to under 1 mile. Additionally,
blowing and drifting snow is possible where there is currently
shallow snow cover, mainly north of Interstate 80. Bitterly cold
conditions are expected tonight with wind chills quickly dropping
into the teens and 20s below zero.