Dodson said on Sunday and Monday, temperatures will be roughly 15 to 25 degrees below normal. Iowa is even nearing the typical coldest day of the year, Jan. 18, and is still far below expected temperatures. In Des Moines, temperatures are usually at a high of 31 and a low of 14 during January, according to the NWS.

The National Weather Service has updated its Winter Weather Alerts, effective since October 2024.The changes include renaming Wind Chill Advisory to a Cold Wea