Record -25 Wind Chill Likely During Iowa Caucuses

January 12, 2024 Republicans, Weather

The Des Moines Register reports:

Travel is not advised in the Des Moines Metro area or areas to the east, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. “As expected, road conditions are going downhill fast this morning with heavy snow and strong winds decreasing visibility and causing drifting on some Iowa roads,” the Iowa DOT wrote on social media.

The DOT has more than 600 snowplows treating roads throughout the state, but high winds and snows are making travel conditions treacherous, according to Iowa 511. In rural areas snow is drifting across roads quickly after plows clear roads. All highways across southern, central and eastern Iowa were completely covered in snow.

Winds could gust as high as 45 mph and wind speeds between 35 and 45 mph are likely. Temperatures are expected to plunge throughout the day to 13 degrees by 5 p.m. Wind chills could feel as low as -10 degrees, according to the NWS, adding to the danger for motorists stuck outside.

Des Moines’ CBS affiliate reports:

We’re still a few days away, but it’s now highly likely that the 2024 Iowa caucuses will be the coldest in modern history. This year’s caucus gets going at 7 p.m.

If you go back into history, the coldest wind chill in Des Moines on a caucus evening was -21 degrees before the Democratic caucuses on 1972, the first time Iowa started the presidential nominating process for either party.

We’re currently forecasting wind chills around -20 to -30 degrees Monday evening. Skies will be dry, but the arctic air and frigid breeze will be brutal.

Time Magazine reports:

Interviews with caucus veterans and campaign officials suggests DeSantis, who has staked much of his bid on a strong ground game in Iowa, may be best positioned to beat expectations in a subzero caucus night.

The Florida governor has more than 1600 precinct captains across the Hawkeye State and has knocked on the doors of its target voters five times apiece, according to campaign officials.

Some groups of voters stand to be disproportionately affected, like voters in rural areas, who sometimes have to drive fifteen miles to their caucus locations. Older voters, worried about falling and slipping on the ice, may decide to stay home as well.

The power of the Deep State’s weather machine!



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