Forecast wind chills for Thursday morning. [NWS image]
Dangerously cold wind chills are expected this morning and again tonight into Friday morning. Wind chills as low as negative 25 degrees are possible, according to the Quad Cities office of the National Weather Service.
In Muscatine, the air temperature was 1° at 6 a.m. with a wind chill of -16°.
If you must go outside for any duration in these frigid conditions, be sure to bundle up. Dress in layers and wear a hat, gloves, and a face mask. Frostbite could occur on any exposed skin in under 30 minutes.
Looking ahead, the Arctic air mass will stay over us for the most part in the next seven days, with temperatures only moving above freezing on Saturday and then not again until the middle of next week.
National Weather Service forecast for Muscatine, as of Thursday 6 a.m.:
Today
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 14.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -1.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
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