Month: February 2012

Gardening, Uncategorized

Contrast in weather today, Half the area was in the 30s with fog, the other half was sunny with record highs near 50! Also cool photos with story as the fog bank pushed into Rochester.

The last of the snow in our backyard before the fog February 2nd 2012 Quite a contrast in weather today across the region, depending upon where you are, you either had a beautiful day with brilliant sunshine with highs approaching 50 breaking records, or you had fog and low clouds all day with highs in …

All of Iowa, Winter Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 2/3/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXzQNhLqI1c?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] STORMY DAYS: The storm we’ve been talking about the last few days is now on the doorstep of the state. The amounts of snowfall have come down substantially and have been shifted southward. This is the reason the Winter Storm Watch was cancelled over the northwest and moved into southwestern Iowa. Snowfall will …

Winter Weather

Winter Storm Watch for Central Iowa

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective at 9pm Friday evening through 6am Sunday morning for the following counties, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Madison, Marshall, Pocahontas, Polk, Sac, Story, Union and Webster. TIMING…A MIX OF RAIN AND …

Winter Weather

Winter Storm Watch for Siouxland

UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Omaha has extended the Winter Storm Watch to include Fremont, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Mills and Montgomery Counties. The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective from 6pm Friday evening until 6pm Saturday evening for Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O Brien, Plymouth and Woodbury …

All of Iowa, Winter Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 2/2/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XgYc1m4KZs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] STORM AHEAD: The biggest weather event on the board is the upcoming storm this weekend. It will begin around midday Friday across the western counties and spread eastward throughout the day Saturday before ending early Sunday. It will begin in the form of rain or a wintry mix transferring to all snow over …

Uncategorized

Melting Snow, Dense Fog

A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued until 10am Thursday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek. Melting …

All of Iowa, Winter Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 2/1/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtxtdHGTyCI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEASONALLY MILD: Temperatures are expected to be cooler for the rest of the week, but will remain above average for the early part of February. Highs will be in the upper 30s to near 50 dependent on snow cover. Skies will remain mostly sunny. STORM FOR WEEKEND: The track still isn’t certain with …