[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iATK9dzSg7I?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARMING UP: It will be a very cold day today across the state after starting off in the single digits either side of zero. Winds will switch to the southwest later today bringing warmer and more manageable readings to the area. Tomorrow will see readings in the 30s to lower 40s across the …
Month: December 2011
Cold temp report. Cold day across Southeastern Minnesota today. Some places started off below zero.
View of the of West Downtown skyline on a cold December 9th evening. A very cold say across Southeastern Minnesota today as a cold high pressure sent the first arctic are of the season southward from Canada. Some places manly north and west started off below zero. The low on my station was 2.F so …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/9/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn99q_8xDlA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] REBOUNDING: Temperatures will rebound by the end of the weekend after two days of cold weather Friday and Saturday. Readings today will be in the upper teens to the middle 20s. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny today as the snow from last night and into early this morning will move off …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80y6Dvh7_lw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] LIGHT SNOW: There will be some light snow and/or flurry activity today across the state. The best chance of seeing any accumulation will be along and south of IA Hwy 92. Accumulations will be light with many places seeing less than a half inch of snow, however some locales may get up to …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/7/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8fMvv-g8U?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SOME SNOW: There is a chance of some light snow across the southern half of the state Thursday with a disturbance moving through. This will reinforce the cold air coming from Canada. Accumulations will remain light with many seeing a dusting, with an inch most likely being the maximum. The snow departs late …
Should finally see the sun tomarrow with fair temps, then arctic cold front brining more sun but the coldest temperatures so far of the season. Highs in the 10s lows near if not below zero.
Regional Weather View. A strong arctic cold front will sweep into the region delivering very cold air from the north. There may be some light snows with this front in Iowa and that will be the only precip to speak of. The main story with this will be the coldest air of the season so …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/6/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRz3xG6VCY?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] CONTINUED QUIET: Still remains quiet for the rest of the week, with slight chance of some flurries or light snow showers Thursday. It won’t amount to much and travel will not be impacted. Temperatures will remain in the 20s to lower 30s across the state, colder in the snowpack areas where some places …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWWdLu6jQY?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET AND COLD: It will be a tranquil week across the state with little if any chances of precipitation. There will be another push of cold Canadian air at mid-week that will drop temperatures a few degrees, otherwise readings will stay in the 20s and lower 30s for highs with lows in the …
Snow Totals (12/3-4, 2011)
Here are the FINAL Storm Totals for this past weekend’s storm. Vail 6.5″ Kanawha 6.3″ Lake Cornelia 6.2″ Little Sioux 6.2″ Carroll 6.1″ Clarion 6″ Clear Lake 6″ Fort Dodge 6″ Manning 6″ St Ansgar 5.8″ Manson 5.5″ Ocheyedan 5.5″ Emmetsburg 5″ Rockwell City 5″ Osage 4.6″ Akron 4.5″ Belmond 4.5″ Cherokee 4″ Chester 4″ …
December 3rd snowfall totals. Some places had 7 inches with heavy snow reported! Fresh blanket of snow covers all of Southeastern Minnesota with 1st significant snowfall of the season.
Front yard on December 3rd 2011 Everyone is either talking about, or shoveling the snow from the 1st significant snowfall of the season. Most places got a pretty good blanketing of snow, around 4 inches, but one report I found from Spring Valley totaled 7 inches. Here at my station in West Downtown Rochester, I …