Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Beautiful sunny afternoon March 6th Des Moines Metro A look across the area has many people noticing the snowcover is retreating once again across the area. Especially from Des Moines South. I have even seen a difference in snowcover between the North part of Des Moines and the southside of the metro. Snowcover really decreases …
Gusty southerly winds are currently blowing some of the snow that fell on Tuesday night across area roads, creating hazardous travel conditions around the region that will persist through the evening and overnight hours. This has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Blowing Snow Advisory (Winter Weather Advisory) for Howard and Mitchell …
LIKE A HEAT WAVE: Anytime you get close to seasonal levels for this time of the year after a winter we’ve had, you’d think any temperature above freezing would feel like a heat wave. Today and tomorrow could be such a case. Partly to mostly sunny skies will be found across the state today with …
Here are the snowfall reports for the system that moved through the state Tuesday night through the day on Wednesday across the state. It should be noted the top 4 are from southern MN close to the Iowa border. Rose Creek MN 12 Austin MN 11.5 Adams MN 11 Le Roy MN 8 Decorah 7.9 …
At the 12:00am hour, those along or just north of the Iowa-Minnesota border were seeing snowfall rates of around 1.5″ per hour. A large band of snow exists from south central Minnesota through northeastern Iowa. We currently anticipate heavier snowfall totals the farther northeast you go. Austin, Minnesota has already reported 1.8″ in …
CLOSING IN ON AVERAGE: Temperatures will continue their climb toward the seasonal averages over the next couple of days. Highs today will mainly be in the 20s to around 30 with readings on Thursday in the upper 20s to near 40 across the state. We may see some lingering snow showers in our southern counties …
The Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the NE Counties of Iowa from 6pm This evening until 6am Wednesday Morning. This will be where the heaviest snow will fall from the next storm that will be moving through the area. Accumulations of 3-5″ are possible in these areas before …
WARMING UP: Another day with readings well below the seasonal levels today. It will not be as cold as Monday with readings in the teens and 20s for highs, with some places possibly hitting 30 in the far south and southwest. Another system will move across the state tonight into Wednesday bringing with it a …
Regional Weather View The jet stream will be making a move this week in a better direction which will bring much needed warmth into the region by the weekend into early next week, but before that happens a disturbance or two will pass along it. Areas of Northern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota and …