High winds and extreme cold will settle into Iowa, the NWS warns. Here's when to expect the coldest temperatures.

Polk County will activate it's extreme temperature plan that will open warming centers with cold that will last several days.

Thanksgiving week started out with gloomy skies accompanied by some showers in much of Iowa. Along with the rain, northern and central Iowa saw a dense fog advisory for the morning of Nov. 25, according to the National Weather Service. This means ...

The high in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2026, was 60 degrees, surpassing the decades-old record high. See when the weather forecast changes.

The blizzard is over in Iowa, but its effects are still being felt. While a blizzard warning expired at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, portions of northern Iowa remain under a winter weather advisory with wind gusts up to 45 mph still blowing snow around.