Iowa Weather Report December 13th 2013 – Iowa Weather Network Archives

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SNOW TO START: A system will be moving through just to our south today into Saturday. This will bring a chance of some accumulating snow to the southern and southeastern counties of the state. Accumulations look to be in the 1-4” range with some isolated heavier totals. The rest of the state could see some accumulations up to an inch while most will just see a dusting or a little bit more. This will be off to the east by Sunday and the readings will be dropping back into the upper teens to lower 20s at that time.

NEXT WEEK FUN: Another quick moving system will be moving across the area on Monday. That may bring some light snow or flurries to the state. This doesn’t look to amount to a whole lot at this time. Temperatures will begin to modify ahead of the next storm system that will move into the area by Thursday. Readings prior to the system will be in the 20s and 30s across the state. As the system moves in, most of the precipitation Thursday and Thursday night will be in the form of rain, however if temperatures happen to be closer to freezing, some wintry mix could be possible. It’s still a bit too early at this time to get to specific, but we’ll continue to monitor the forecast and update it as needed in future IWR’s. As cold air moves in Friday, the rain will quickly change over to snow. It’s still too early to determine snow amounts at this time, but they could be somewhat significant. Stay Tuned.

ON OUT: The one storm continues through the weekend (21st and 22nd) before finally departing. Cold air will flood the state with readings well below seasonal levels through the end of the period. The model is still showing a chance of some light snow or flurries on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but that looks to be light at this point and not an issue. Temperatures on Christmas look to be in the teens to near 20 with lows in the single digits. Of course this can all change, as can the next push of arctic air at the end of the period that may pull us well below zero at that time.