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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards May City.

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State: IA Total alerts: 6 Updated: May 10, 2026 10:09pm CDT

Frost Advisory

Area
Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Jo Daviess; Stephenson
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 9:04PM CDT until May 11 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid to upper 30s may result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Illinois, Jo Daviess and Stephenson Counties. In Iowa, Buchanan, Delaware, and Dubuque Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Frost Advisory

Area
Pocahontas; Humboldt
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 8:24PM CDT until May 11 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Humboldt and Pocahontas Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Frost Advisory

Area
Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Black Hawk
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 8:24PM CDT until May 11 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

* WHAT...Temperatures in the low 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of northern Iowa. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Frost Advisory

Area
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; McCook; Minnehaha; Lincoln
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 8:24PM CDT until May 11 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and east central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Frost Advisory

Area
Cherokee; Buena Vista
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 8:24PM CDT until May 11 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Frost Advisory

Area
Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston; Buffalo; La Crosse; Vernon; Crawford; Richland; Grant
Frost Advisory issued May 10 at 12:00PM CDT until May 11 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 degrees will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Given the warmer ground temperatures, the effects of the frost may be more acutely felt on trees versus plants at ground level.

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Currently

Clear 54°F
30.16 inHg.
Barometer
34%
Humidity
NNE 16.6 mph
Wind
Clear

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