[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQglrW7wWl4&hl=en&fs=1] PRECIP CHANCES: Chances of precipitation over the next week look rather minscule even though there will be several chances during the week, many of them will be slight. The first chance is on Thursday with a storm system moving through. Rain and or snow is possible with that with amounts possibly up to …
Month: February 2011
Iowa Forecast Video 2/28/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II5GoNTOaLo&hl=en&fs=1] NOTE: The Winter Weather Advisory on the video was scaled back right after production WINTRY THURSDAY?: The state will be in for a few quiet until Thursday when another storm system will move across the state with another round of wintry precipitation possible at that time. It may begin initally as a mix …
Wintry Precip in Southern Iowa
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain, sleet and snow, for the following counties, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Washington from 7pm this evening until 6am Monday morning. There is also a Winter Weather Advisory from 11pm this evening until 6am Monday morning for Des Moines, Lee and …
Sunny skies with Normal temps returning briefly, but much colder again for Wednesday.
Regional View. Average temperatures will return to the Upper Midwest this week for the first time in a few days, this will be experienced under sunny skies with no precip. It actually looks like a dry 3 days ahead for once, the only snow that may be found will be in Northern Minnesota, or on …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/27/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOzILarmisY&hl=en&fs=1] TODAY: The latest runs of both the NAM and GFS have been coming in a bit drier with this system that will move just to the south and southeast of the state through the overnight hours of Sunday night into Monday morning. Most of the heaviest precipitation will be falling just to the …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/26/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYneyYoBbjA&hl=en&fs=1] SUNDAY STORM: The latest GFS model run (seen on the video) shows that the main precipitation event with this storm will likely begin in the southern sections of the state late morning or early afternoon on Sunday and move northeast effecting the southeastern half of the state with some form of precipitation. GFS …
Snowfall Accumulations (2/25/2011)
Here are a few snowfall accumulations for the snowstorm that brushed the southern portions of the state Thursday night through early Friday morning. Bedford 6″ Oskaloosa 4.5″ What Cheer 4.5″ Murray 4.4″ Humeston 4″ Ottumwa 3.5″ Pella 3″ Mount Ayr 3″ Clarinda 3″ Deep River 2.8″ Solon 2.4″ North Liberty 2.4″ New Sharon 2.2″ New …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aOjeKF1_oA&hl=en&fs=1] MORE SNOW: With one system moving away, another weaker one will move in later tonight (Friday) into Saturday with an inch or so of snow across the state. This will be a preclude to a much larger storm Sunday into Monday morning, which may bring, rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow along with …
Snowy February Night
Light to moderate snow is currently falling late this afternoon across the southern sections of the state, mainly south of a Cedar Rapids to Des Moines to Omaha line. This is slowly moving to the northeast. Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect for these areas, with Winter Storm Warnings in effect for far SE Iowa …
Advisories and Warnings for Southern Iowa
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Winter Storm Warning effective at 4pm this afternoon until 6am Friday morning for Van Buren, Des Moines and Lee Counties in SE Iowa. In these areas, snowfall amounts of 5-7″ will be possible with heavier totals in isolated locations. The National Weather Service has …