The cold front has swept through the state this morning. Temperatures early this afternoon across the state were still in the upper 20s to middle 30s, but gusty W to NW winds will continue to keep temperatures from going any higher today. There is no precipitation in the state currently except for a few snow …
Month: January 2010
Dense Fog Through the Evening
A dense Fog Advisory is in effect through the evening hours in the western and central portions of the state. Visibilities will be reduced to as little as a few hundred feet in places over the next few hours. The fog will begin to dissipate once the cold front begins to move into the state …
Rain Pushing Eastward
This afternoon, a batch of light to moderate rain is moving through the central and eastern portions of the state. Amounts up to a half inch will be possible with this rain as it moves to the east. Some isolated claps of thunder could be possible as well. It has dried out in the western …
Windy and Rainy
Rain continues in the western part of the state very early this morning. It is mixing with some sleet and freezing rain in the far northern part of the state where temperatures are still at or slightly below the freezing mark. Warm south to southeasterly winds are contributing to temperatures rising across the state. Readings …
The Weekend Storm
Fog and some drizzle continues this afternoon, but more pronounced precipitation has moved into the western part of the state. Some of this precipitation may start out as Freezing rain or sleet before temperatures warm enough to switch it all to rain. Saturday will be a raw and rainy day statewide. Amounts up to 3/4 …
Major weather system. Freezing Rain, Rain and Snow likely for the weekend some Ice and minor snow accumulations.
Regional View. A large weather system will organize and pass through the Upper Midwest. Right now the models show the low passing mainly to the west, before moving East and Southeast Sunday. This will bring Snow and even just plain old Rain across the Upper Midwest. Local View. a Large Weather System will bring a …
A Break in the Action
Only a little light freezing drizzle continues across the state. Some of the roads may refreeze this evening and could cause some hazardous conditions. The next storm will move late on Friday into the weekend. Heavy rain is possible with this storm, with up to an inch of rain possible before the precipitation changes over …
Nagging Freezing Drizzle
Freezing drizzle continues in the state early this morning, coating surfaces with a glaze of ice once more. Roads continue to have icy patches so if travelling be very cautious of any slight glazing that may be on the roads from the drizzle that is continuing to occur. The freezing drizzle will continue through most …
Warnings Trimmed
Here are the current warnings as of mid-afternoon. The NWS in Des Moines has cancelled the Ice Storm Warning, but it remains in effect in eastern Iowa at least until Thursday morning, or until it’s cancelled. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect in northern Iowa until Thursday morning and a Freezing Rain advisory …
Ice Storm Continues
The main batch of freezing rain and sleet early this afternoon was located over the eastern portions of the state into NC Iowa. Amounts have been generally between a quarter up to just over a half inch of ice. The main roads throughout the state vary wildly, with some roads wet to others being completely …