A couple rounds of snow, another batch of wind, and the coldest air yet this winter are heading for Iowa this week.

An Arctic blast is set to grip Iowa later this week, bringing some of the coldest temperatures of the season.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect and will last through 11 PM Wednesday for Steele, Dodge, Mower, Howard, and Winneshiek counties. Winds will be lighter, therefore preventing blizzard conditions. Regardless, be mindful of the everchanging weather conditions! An additional inch of snow is expected from this system regionwide.

Iowa weather: Dangerously cold wind chills settle in for the end of the week

DES MOINES, Iowa –WHO 13’s Jason Parkin sits down to chat with longtime storm chaser and weather photographer Willard Sharp about tracking and photographing the northern lights. Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights,