School districts typically base decisions on the predicted timing of a winter storm and the type of precipitation in the forecast.

On Wednesday at 9:12 a.m. an updated winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday at 3 a.m. The warning is for Quad Cities

On Wednesday at 2:41 p.m. an updated winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday at midnight. The advisory is for Mason City as

The National Weather Service issued a report at 3:37 a.m. on Thursday for winds until 10 a.m. The alert is for Quad Cities Area as well as Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque,

Some areas of the state will experience wind chills nearing 40 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service's extreme cold warning.

Our furnaces are going to get a chance to slow down and going outside isn’t going to require multiple layers as we hit a warmup from the sub-zero temperatures and windchills this weekend. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Dodson says the cold air that’s been sitting on the state is moving out.

The National Weather Service offices in La Crosse, Des Moines, and Twin Cities will be holding storm spotter training sessions across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa in the spring. During

Several more inches of snow are forecast today for parts of southern Iowa, though forecasters say the big weather story is the extreme cold that’ll settle in tonight. Meteorologist Rod Donavon, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines,

On Tuesday at 3:24 a.m. an updated extreme cold warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until noon. The warning is for Mason City and Waterloo-Cedar Falls

On Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. an updated extreme cold warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until noon. The warning is for Mason City and Waterloo-Cedar Falls

On Sunday at 11:06 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated extreme cold watch valid for Tuesday between midnight and noon. The watch is for Mason City and Waterloo-Cedar

An updated cold weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:44 a.m. in effect until noon. The advisory is for Mason City and Waterloo-Cedar Falls