A Winter Storm Watch has been issued now for the entire state of Iowa for Thursday. It looks to be a very complex system coming in, with some freezing rain and sleet to begin with in the southern half of the state and snow to the north. It will evidentually switch to all snow before …
Month: December 2008
Now For Round 2
One storm out of the way that left a wide swath of 2-5 inches across the state, we now take a short intermission before round 2 hits the state Thursday into Friday and this one may be larger! A Winter Storm Watch has already been issued for the next storm. This is mainly in effect …
Snow Today. getting a little warmer.
Weather map for Tuesday Wednesday and Wednesday Night. Light snow will fall today. the Models show it may become Moderate later. Snow accumulations will be less in the Northwest areas and more everywhere else. a Trace to an Inch to 3 inches of snow is possible Watch out for slippery roads tonight. Highs today might …
Snow All Day
Light to at times Moderate snow continues through the state at midday. Currently the snow is heaviest in southern Iowa right now. This is likely where the heaviest amounts will be from this storm. The snow is very fluffy and dry in nature. This means it isn’t the kind of snow for making a snowman …
Winter Weather Tuesday
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Tuesday. The advisory includes the entire state of Iowa except, Lyon, Sioux, Osceola and Dickinson counties in NW Iowa. A Widespread band of 3-6 inches will be possible in the central part of the state from west to east, with lesser amounts to the north and south. …
COLD Today!
Rain frozen to branches after the temps plunged. Yesterday we had a Huge change in the weather. for the first part of Sunday it was mild. and we actually were getting moderate rain showers. Many places got over a half inch of rain! My rain gauge pick to 0.68 of Rain. But While we were …
Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Tuesday for the following counties in Iowa, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Greene, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Warren, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Keokuk, Cedar, Clinton, Jefferson, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, Van …
24 Hours Later, BRRRR!
Yesterday morning, the state was in the 30s and 40s. The eastern part of the state made it into the 50s and some lower 60s, but the front that blew through yesterday took those wonderful temperatures away. They were replaced this morning by well below average temperatures. Lows this morning were well below zero with …
Advisory Update
The Wind Chill advisory has been extended eastward to include portions of east-central and Southeast Iowa effective until Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in SE Iowa for freezing rain and sleet that is currently falling in those areas. It will switch to all snow in a few hours. Temperatures statewide have …
Morning Warmth, Afternoon Frigid
The Chart above shows the temperatures from Midnight through 2pm this afternoon. It shows that temperatures have really nosedived across the state (except the extreme east and southeast). Temperature drops have been rapid, with 20-30° drops in 2-3 hours. Ottumwa (OTT on the chart) dropped 23° in only 1 hour. The temperature difference from the …