Northwest Iowa — The weekend ahead may be the coldest Iowa’s experienced in seven years, according to meteorologist Todd Heitkamp at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls.
The entire state of Iowa is blanketed with winter weather watches and warnings, and here in the northwest we’ll be seeing snow fly, as well.
Heitkamp says the wind chill factors will be exceptional through the weekend.
By Sunday morning, air temps will range from zero to 20-below, while wind chills could be 25 to 40-below. You will need to take special care as you venture outdoors.
While the weekend weather sounds foul, Heitkamp says there’s a turn-around coming in the forecast.
In case you wondered, winter doesn’t officially begin until this coming Wednesday, December 21st.
