A cold front is currently moving through the state late this afternoon. Temperatures behind the front have plunged back into the teens and lower 20s, while ahead of the front, readings are at or above freezing, leading to some melting of the snow that had fallen this past week. Some of the snowmelt may refreeze …
Month: December 2009
System Monday, minor snow accumulations likely, Then Cold.
Regional View. A small system will move east late Sunday Night into Monday, Minor accumulations are likely. Arctic Air will pull south behind this system on Tuesday, this will make for a cold day Tuesday, Although it will be cold, Tuesday we should see Sunshine, I believe part of Wednesday will also bring us some …
Freezing Rain Advisory
A Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued and is in effect until 8am Sunday morning for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. A seperate Freezing Rain Advisory will go into effect at 9pm this evening and will be in effect until …
Coldest temps of the season so far overnight all places below zero
Snow drifts on a Cold clear Day Dec 11th. This morning brought the coldest temps of the season so far, All places fell below zero this morning. some places were as cold as -13.F but one station Southwest of Grantsburg reported a -18.F temp. this is one of the first times the temps fell below …
Another Cold Morning
This morning was another cold one across the state with many locations dropping below zero. Waterloo dropped to -12, with Clarinda bottoming out at -10. Shenandoah and Ames fell to -8, Red Oak was -7. Where there was less snow on the ground readings didn’t fall as far. Burlington, Keokuk and Fort Madison only fell …
Continued Cold weather, Slightly warmer for the weekend. chance of Flurries Sunday.
Regional View. Cold weather will continue for Friday, with slowly Moderating temps. Saturday into Sunday. skies will become partly sunny, but we do have chance for some sun early Friday. Sunday a small system will produce some snows south of the area. There a couple Inches may be possible but nothing large. Right now it …
Looking Ahead to Christmas
Here is the GFS 12z Run on Christmas Morning. On this run, the state is under the influence of another high pressure system moving in from Canada. A few flurries are shown across the state, which would add a festive tone to the day. Temperatures look to be cold, but not as cold as they …
Very Cold This Morning
Here is a list of lows this morning across the state Shenandoah -17 Clarinda -17 Atlantic -13 Sioux City -13 Creston, Harlan and Estherville -11 Audubon and Red Oak -10 Carroll, Orange City and Sheldon -9 Fort Dodge, Denison, LeMars -8 Algona, Knoxville, Ames, Algona and Mason City -7 Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and …
Going Below Zero
Readings have already dropped below zero over much of the state tonight. Coupled with the winds that are still at 10-20mph, are creating wind chills in the -10s and -20s. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until tomorrow morning for the western 3/4ths of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect …
Blizzard of 2009: Final Snow Amounts
Here are the final Snow Amounts from the Blizzard. A few totals are the same from earlier, but some have been updated and others have been added. Some Additional Reports Sunbury 10 inches Mount Auburn 12 inches Davenport 11.7 inches Dubuque 10.5 inches