Iowa to be Hit With Wind Chills Up to Minus 40 Sunday and Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa - Dangerous wind chills continue across Iowa this weekend and early next week with wind chills dropping to as low at the -30s to even -40s for some.

A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from 9 pm Saturday through 12 noon Monday for much of the state.

Conditions will be extremely dangerous for any prolonged exposure and time outdoors should be minimized. The National Weather Service says frostbite can occur in as little as 10-20 minutes in those conditions.

The National Weather Service says snowfall will have tapered off by the time the Wind Chill Warning takes effect.

The next chance for warmer weather occurs in the middle of the upcoming week.


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