A clash of the seasons will be taking place on Friday in the state, with winter crashing into the springlike air that is moving into the state currently. Whereas the readings seen above may be a little high especially in areas with heavier snowpack, temperature differences of 30-40°+ are likely Friday from one end of …
Month: December 2010
Atypical Late December Night
It’s not your average late December night across the state of Iowa this early morning. Temperatures across the state are above freezing with gusty southeasterly winds blowing warm air over the cold snowpack. This is leading to a lot of dense fog across the state, with visibilities dropping under a quarter mile in some places. …
Winter Storm Watch for New Years Eve
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective either late Thursday afternoon or evening or early Friday morning through Friday evening for the counties colored in on the map above. These will be the areas that may see precipitation on Thursday and Friday in the form of some freezing rain, sleet and …
Lots Of Fog
If you’ve been enjoying the copious amounts of fog the last few days, you’re going to love this. The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory that is in effect between now and 6pm on Friday! for the eastern counties of the state. A Dense Fog Advisory is also in effect from now …
Another Night of Dense Fog
Fog is beginning to form once again across the eastern counties of the state. With that the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Dense Fog Advisory which will be in effect until 10am Wednesday for Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine and Scott. Visibilities may be …
Mess to End 2010
A large storm system is expected to move through the state beginning on Wednesday and lasting through the end of the year (Friday). This is likely to bring a plethora of precipitation to the state during that time. Fog will continue to be a problem tonight and will again be a factor Wednesday as fog …
Wide Ranging New Year’s Eve
The end of this upcoming week will bring much warmer temperatures to the state. This will lead to some melting of the snowpack and could result in some minor flooding and icejams on area rivers. Along with the warmer temperatures, a storm system with varied precipitation will move into the state as well. Most of …
Dense Fog Thru Mid-Morning
A Dense fog advisory has been issued until 9am this morning for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, …
The Next Storm by New Year’s?
As we move past the Christmas holiday, we look toward New Year’s Day and what could be the next big storm to affect the state. Currently it’s too early to tell what is going to happen and where, but a plethora of precipitation could fall across the area, ranging from rain to freezing rain, sleet …
Christmas Pictures-Dec 23rd snow
downtown Clayton Christmas Decorations Dec 25h 2010 I wanted to set the Christmas Mood and put of some pictures of area Christmas Decorations, Light snowfall on the 23rd brought 1-2 inches of snow to the area making for a perfectly white Christmas! The most snow was found where a band of heavier snow set up …