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Iowa wind chills to hit -30 degrees. How long will they stay below zero?
Midwest braces for arctic blast this weekend
High temperatures on Monday, Jan. 20, will be more than 30 degrees lower than they were on Friday, plunging a huge swath of the U.S. into RealFeel temperatures of below zero.
Enjoy the “warmer” weather while you can because Iowa is expected to see wind chill values hit sub-zero temperatures soon.
While Des Moines will reach nearly 50 degrees Friday, temperatures will start to drop and “bitterly cold winds” will enter the state, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of the state will have wind chills of around 30 degrees below zero.
When will bitterly cold wind chills start in Iowa?
An Arctic cold front will move across Iowa on Saturday night. The coldest period will be Sunday through Tuesday. A mixture of breezy northwest winds and cold temperatures will bring wind chill temperatures down from 15 degrees below zero to as cold as 30 degrees below zero.
From Sunday to Tuesday, the overnight and morning hours will be the coldest, according to NWS.
What is Des Moines’ wind chill forecast?
By noon Saturday, the wind chill is expected to reach 0 degrees and it’s only worse from there. Sunday morning will have a wind chill of 16 degrees below and only improve to 14 degrees below zero by noon.
Monday will see similar temperatures with wind chills of 11 degrees below zero by noon and 12 degrees below zero by 6 p.m. Tuesday morning’s wind chill will drop down to 16 degrees below. By 6 p.m. Tuesday, temperatures will increase with the wind chill around 3 degrees below as the cold front begins to pass.
Where will be some of the coldest places in central Iowa?
Mason City and Estherville will see the wind chill drop as low as 29 degrees below zero on Sunday and Tuesday. Other towns like Ames, Carroll and Waterloo will see wind chills around 20 degrees below zero on Sunday and Tuesday.
How high will winds get in Iowa?
Peak wind gusts will start Friday evening and go into Saturday. Strong northwest winds could reach 30 to 40 mph Friday night.
Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at kkealey@registermedia.com or follow her on Twitter at @Kkealey17.
When it comes to the Iowa Hawkeyes 2026 football season, it doesn’t get much bigger than Ohio State coming to Kinnick Stadium.
No one knows at this stage where the Buckeyes will be come Oct. 3, but Iowa has a chance to make an early impression against a team that is no stranger to winning the big one.
Iowa’s B1G schedule couldn’t get off to a worse start as they head to Michigan and then welcome the Buckeyes to Kinnick.
Hopefully for Iowa’s sake, their first three games against Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa are enough to get them prepared. If not, things could get ugly.
ESPN Believes Ohio State is Iowa’s Biggest Opponent in 2026
The Michigan game will certainly be a test, but hosting the Buckeyes is a different animal. That gives the Hawkeyes an advantage like no other, and if there was ever a time to give OSU a run for their money, it’s in Iowa City on Oct. 3.
“The Hawkeyes haven’t faced Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium since 2017, when Nate Stanley threw five touchdowns as they stunned the Buckeyes 55-24. An early October win over Ohio State could propel Iowa into the Big Ten title and playoff conversations,” Jake Trotter wrote.
To put things into perspective, Indiana and Oregon were the other two teams that had the Buckeyes listed as their defining game in the 2026 season. Shockingly, Iowa was actually selected against a team, that being Minnesota. Seeing as that’s for the Floyd of Rosedale, it makes complete sense.
Iowa Can’t Let Regular Season Opportunities Go To Waste
Last year was seemingly the Hawkeyes’ first time to actually make the College Football Playoffs. They came up short as their losses to No. 16 Iowa State, No. 11 Indiana, No. 9 Oregon and No. 17 USC all added up. Sure, those were by a combined 15 points, but that doesn’t matter, as it’s bad enough that a three-loss team made the playoffs.
Iowa ended with a bang as they took down No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl, 34-27. Now, all eyes are on either Jeremy Hecklinski or Hank Brown. One of those men will have a chance to make their first B1G start at the Big House in Michigan.
It doesn’t get any tougher than that, as Iowa is immediately putting their new QB into deep water. They’ll have three games prior to that to get up to speed, but other than that, it’s go time as OSU awaits after their trip to Michigan.
Don’t forget to bookmark Iowa Hawkeyes on SI for the latest news. exclusive interviews, recruiting coverage and more!
MANCHESTER, Iowa — The state of Iowa lost a titan of the prep coaching world this week. Former Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz died on Monday at the age of 80.
Schultz spent 45 seasons as the baseball coach at Kee, helping turn the program into an Iowa dynasty. He won 9 State championships (not counting 2 fall titles, which the IHSAA doesn’t recognize in the record books), and took the Hawks to 19 State tournaments, which is also the most in Iowa history.
His 1,754 wins are not only the most in Iowa history, but the most of any high school baseball coach in the country.
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