Arctic Blast Hitting Iowa on Thursday

An “arctic blast” has hit Iowa, bringing dangerously bitter cold temperatures.

Meteorologist Jim Lee at the National Weather Service says most of the state will likely set records for the cold in the morning, with air temps in the teens-below-zero – and wind chills that’ll be even worse.

It’s not exactly a warm-up, but Lee says the exceptionally cold air will only stick around for a short time.

There’s a possibility for more snow this weekend, perhaps Saturday night – but Lee says it won’t be anything like the statewide storm that hit last weekend, which dropped up to 16 inches of snow in some areas.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa; image courtesy of NWS