Iowa school districts are already delaying and cancelling classes Friday in anticipation of dangerous cold.

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.

“We’re going to have highs of, like, 30s and 30s, so that’s not very exciting for us,” Medvec said.

Blizzard conditions forecast for much of Iowa could evolve into what's known as a snow squall. Every corner of the state will be impacted by the winter storm, ranging in severity in the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 9, into Wednesday morning. Northern Iowa into ...