(NWS/Des Moines, Iowa) – .Another Round of Bitter Cold Wind Chills is in store for us this morning. The combination of very cold temperatures and winds will produce bitter wind chills into the morning over portions of the listening area. Additional wind chill headlines may be needed tonight into Friday morning with forecast wind chill values around 20 to 25 degrees below zero. The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes or less. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is currently in effect until 10-a.m. today (2/3/22) for the following area counties in Iowa: Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams and Union, and until 11-a.m. for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties.