…Brutal Cold This Weekend and Early Next Week…

.Arctic air will persist across the area from today into early Tuesday. This will bring bitterly cold wind chills to the area. There will be brief limited periods this afternoon and again Sunday afternoon when portions of the area may see some improvement
in wind chills and then wind chills will again quickly drop into the evening. Additionally, even colder air will move into the area Sunday into Monday. All of the area will then be under a wind chill warning at that time.

For the KJAN listening area: A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY…

* WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills to range from 15 below zero to 29 below zero through 6 am Sunday and then from 25 to 35 below through Tuesday.

* WHERE…Southwest into south central Iowa.

* WHEN…For the Wind Chill Warning, 6 AM Sunday to noon Tuesday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, this morning to 6 AM Sunday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin through Sunday. From Sunday through Tuesday wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and the wind will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken.

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.