Today is New Year’s Eve. The weather is cooler today than in the past few days. This morning temperatures were back in the single digits above and below zero except SE Iowa were some teens held on. A slight warming trend will take shape as we go into 2009, with temperature near or slightly above …
Month: December 2008
New Years Forecast!
Weather map for New Years Eve, New Years Day and Thursday Night Weather for the last day of 2008 will be sunny but actually quite cold. highs will only be in the mid to upper single digits. but with high pressure winds will be light so there wont be much of a wind chill. New …
NW Wisconsin gets buried!
our car under 7 inches of fluffy snow! Parts of Northwest Wisconsin are now buried under a thick snow pack. a band of snow formed off of a low pressure system to the south that was stronger then I forecasted. A localized band of heavy snow formed off the low, this snow band extended from …
Wind Advisory This Afternoon
A Wind Advisory has been issued for areas south of US Hwy 20 this afternoon into this evening. This is due to another cold front ushering in cooler weather to the state. Winds could gust to over 40 mph this afternoon after frontal passage. Temperatures will be pleasant so wind chills won’t be a factor …
Winter Storm Today!
Weather map for Monday, Monday night and Tuesday I see a system moving though the area in the Forecast models. This systems looks to be a Strong Clipper system that will develop and move east into Minnesota Monday Night an Tuesday Moderate to Heavy snow appears to be likely on Tuesday. the best chance for …
Year in Review: Tornadoes
The NWS in Des Moines has compiled the list of tornadoes in Iowa for 2008. The data can be accessed here. It shows that Iowa had 105 tornadoes for 2008, of which 60 were classified as EF0’s 36 as EF1’s, 6 EF2’s, 2 EF3’s and of course Parkersburg’s EF5. Only two tornadoes this year were …
A Windy Day
A Cold Front has moved across the state this morning and northwesterly winds gusting to over 30 mph are currently blowing through. Temperatures will begin to fall slowly this afternoon after reaching highs in the 30s and 40s. Some snow that has melted may refreeze on some roads tonight and could cause some slick spots. …
Tranquil Weather
The weather will be tranquil for the next few days. The only thing that will occur over the next few days will be river flooding. Numerous rivers and streams have flooded due to the heavy snowmelt and rain that occurred from the previous storm. Many of these rivers will crest and then fall back below …
Some Evening Notes
Some river flood warnings have been issued for numerous area rivers due to the snowmelt that has occurred over the last few days. This is also due to some ice jams as well. The Raccoon River near Des Moines is expected to crest soon due to an ice jam that is occurring there. A Flash …
Midday Review
An Ice Storm Warning is in effect until through this afternoon for the following counties, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Benton, Linn, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Mahaska, Keokuk, Washington, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Appanoose and Davis. This is where ice accumulations could reach 1/2 inch. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for areas east of …