Enjoy Friday's warmer temperatures because "bitterly cold winds" will cause temperatures to plummet for the weekend.

Dodson said on Sunday and Monday, temperatures will be roughly 15 to 25 degrees below normal. Iowa is even nearing the typical coldest day of the year, Jan. 18, and is still far below expected temperatures. In Des Moines, temperatures are usually at a high of 31 and a low of 14 during January, according to the NWS.

Iowans who’ve been wanting to take down their Christmas lights might tackle the chore this afternoon while it’s still warm, because extremely cold weather is on the way. National Weather Service meteorologist Rod Donavon says we’ll be seeing temperature extremes on both ends of the spectrum this weekend.

A strong cold front will bring “dangerously cold wind chills” -- as low as minus 30 degrees -- to Iowa this weekend.

With the winter season in full swing - many are wondering where the snow's at . While we’ve had a few light snowfalls, the snow totals so far this season are we

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:06 a.m. on Tuesday for light snow until 7 a.m. The alert is for Quad Cities Area as well as Buchanan,

Polk County has activated its Extreme Temperature plan after dangerous cold moved into central Iowa. Monday morning, Polk County Emergency Management announced that based on forecast temperatures from the National Weather Service,

Authorities say another person has died in the Los Angeles wildfires, bringing the number of deaths to at least 25. Forecasters with the National Weather Servic

In 2024, there were 125 tornadoes, which broke the previous record of 120 back in 2004. The record number resulted in six deaths and 44 injuries, and the months of April and May saw the most tornadoes with a total of 98 being reported across Iowa.

A Winter Storm Watch is put in place when snow, sleet or ice is possible and there is at least a medium confidence in the probability of heavy snowfall, sleet or freezing rain that will have a significant impact. A watch is declared if the criteria is expected to be met within the next 2 to 3 days.

THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN THAT’S TRYING TO INCH ITS WAY IN AS WE HEAD IN TOWARDS THE DAY ON SATURDAY, BUT REALLY, WE HAVE GOT A QUIET STRETCH OF WEATHER HERE AFTER THIS LITTLE BURST OF SNOW.