As the last few minutes of 2010 tick away, winter cold is rushing back into the state with a vengence. Temperatures have dropped not only below the freezing mark across the entire state, but the NW sections have dropped below ZERO. Along with the cold temperatures, winds are gusting well over 30mph in some locations. …
Month: December 2010
Bitter Cold Wind Chills to begin 2011
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory beginning at the start of the new year (aka Midnight) Saturday morning and lasting until Noon for the following counties, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Boone, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, Winnebago, …
2010 Year In Review
Here is a link to the 2010 Year In Review from the NWS in Des Moines. Iowa Year in Review
New Years Eve Travel
Travel is becoming difficult across the western and northwestern sections of the state this afternoon. Many roads are covered with a mix of ice and or slush in the central counties where some light freezing rain has occurred. In NW Iowa, most of the roads are covered with snow. There are numerous tow bans across …
Cold Winning the Battle
As we near the final 12 hours of the year, the weather continues to boggle the minds. The warmer air that had been forecasted to move back into the state this morning has not materialized thus temperatures are below freezing across the entire state except the extreme SE. With that, the Winter Weather Advisory has …
Is it Really Dec 31st?
Typical of a spring day, numerous strokes of lightning are lighting up the skies in areas to our south and southwest. Some of these storms will move into the state later this morning into the afternoon. Some of the precipitation will be in the form of freezing rain and or sleet, especially in areas west …
Stormy Day to End 2010
2010 is going to end with a bang across the state today. From snow, sleet and freezing rain across the northwestern half of the state where Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect to possible thunderstorms across the southeastern sections. Temperatures will be wide ranging as well, with temperatures well into the …
60s in Late December
The cold front has begun to move into the western sections of the state this afternoon, but along with the colder air moving in, much warmer air has come along for the ride ahead of the front. Temperatures at Des Moines have hit 60° for the first time in several weeks. This is very close …
Winter vs Spring for New Years Eve
It will be a battle of the seasons as a cold front moves into the state late tonight through Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6am Friday morning until 6pm Friday evening for the following counties, Adams, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Emmet, Greene, Guthrie, Hancock, Humboldt, …
Mild with Rain for Thursday Then cold with wind driven snow by New Years Arctic Air by Sunday Updated X2
Regional Weather View. We got 2 storm systems battling out between warm and cold air right over the Upper Midwest Rain will be possible over Eastern MN and all of Wisconsin Friday with very mild temperatures West in Northwest Minnesota and North/South Dakota, they will be dealing with significant snowfall, Then a strong cold front …