A cold front is currently moving through the eastern part of the state at midday. Temperatures ahead of the front are in the 50s, while behind the front, temperatures have fallen into the 30s and lower 40s. Windy conditions will be the main feature today with west to southwest winds blowing at 15-25 mph with …
Month: March 2009
Active Weather Ahead
Another storm system is forecast to move into the state this evening, brining chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Precipitation amounts over the next 5 days will be anywhere between .5 and 1.5 inches, which could lead to rises on area rivers but flooding will be isolated at best, mainly in SE Iowa. Another storm …
There Goes The Snow
The snowpack from this weekend’s storm is diminishing rapidly in the springtime sunshine. This will likely lead to some fog overnight, especially in areas where the snow was the heaviest (in and around Cedar Rapids). The snow will almost be gone with the next storm bringing a good chance of rain to the state.
The Next Storm
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Winter Storm Watch which will go into effect Monday night and be in effect until Tuesday evening for the following counties, Lyon, Osecola, Dickinson, Sioux, O’Brien and Plymouth. A storm is expected to move into the state Monday night, while most of the state will …
Big system coming in for Monday, Snow, Rain, Sleet, Freezing Rain you pick?
Weathermap for Monday Tuesday, and Extended for Wednesday. This weathermap is based on the models at 11:00AM Sunday. Weather may actually turn out somewhat different. We are going to have a fairly strong system move into the area from the southwest late Monday, Right now it looks like the Center of the low pressure will …
Snowfall Reports (3/28/09)
Here is the latest snowfall amounts from the snowstorm that occurred yesterday. More amounts will come in as the day progresses. Snow will begin melting later this morning into this afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing.
Prelim Snow Reports
Here are a few snowfall amounts this evening. Moderate to at times heavy snow continues to fall across areas southeast of a line from Decorah to Waterloo to Newton to Lamoni. Scattered flurries are occurring elsewhere, while western Iowa hasn’t seen a flake of snow and is clear to partly cloudy this hour. Cedar Rapids …
Earth Hour at our house!
Our house before Earth Hour ( sorry about glare on the car in the camrea which caused a refection ) Our house during Earth Hour We turned off our lights for Earth Hour, including Grow Lights normally left all almost all the time to keep annual plant startings strong. I also turned off heaters fridge …
Wintertime in Springville
Here is a picture of the dusting of snow that occurred in a span of 45 minutes in Springville this afternoon. This was taken myself outside the window from my webcam around 4:30pm. It continues snowing moderately at this time. Warnings and Advisories remain in effect.
A Major spring snowstorm is possible on Monday, It is un certain where the highest amounts will end up, My forecast guess coming out tomorrow morning.