A large band of light snow will continue moving easterly across the area. Some of this snow is not even reaching the ground. The icons represent airport automated stations that are reporting light snow. Nonetheless, less than an inch of snow will be possible overnight. Another system moves into the area with one to three …
Month: March 2014
More Records Broken
Numerous Records were broken this morning across the state as temperatures nose dived below zero. Here is the list. …RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -15 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -13 SET IN 1913. (This occurred before Midnight last night …
Iowa Weather Report March 3rd 2014
COLD WITH SNOW: It is going to be a cold start to the work week across the state with readings climbing into the single digits and lower teens across the state today. There will be plenty of sunshine around but it will be deceiving. A chance of some snow moves in across mainly our northeastern …
11:20pm Wind Chills across the State
Monthly and Daily Records Broken Across the State
Monthly Record for Lowest High Temperature: Des Moines: 2° ties March 10, 1948. (66 years) Waterloo: -1° breaks old record of 1° set on March 1, 1962. (52 years) Mason City: -3° ties March 10, 1948. (66 years) Dubuque: 3° breaks old record of 6° set on March 16, 1900. (114 years) Moline: 7° breaks …
Wind Chill Advisories in Effect Overnight
The National Weather Service offices around the state have issued Wind Chill Advisories from this evening through tomorrow morning. Northerly winds of 10 to 15 mph (with higher gusts) are expected overnight, and in combination with below zero temperatures, wind chill values will drop to 20 to 30 below through tomorrow morning. Summary of …
Just Your Typical Average March Day
It’s not every day at Noon in the month of March that quite a bit of the state is struggling to get out of the sub-zero temperatures, but it is happening today. Readings are likely to climb a few more degrees today before nose-diving down into the teens below zero tonight. Some areas may even …
Snow Totals for Early March 2014 Event
Here are the snow totals from the system that came through on Saturday March 1st. NOTE: Some of these totals may also reflect the snow that fell the previous day (Friday Feb. 28th) as well. We may have missed some and if your town isn’t on the list and you have a snow total to …
Iowa Weather Report March 2nd 2014
INTO THE DEEP FREEZE: As the storm departs the state today, the cold arctic air will filter in bringing some of the coldest temperatures we’ve seen in many weeks and perhaps the coldest temperatures we’ve ever seen in the month of March. Highs today will range from just below zero in the northern counties to …
Iowa Weather Report March 1st 2014
WELCOME TO MARCH: We have now made it to the start of Meteorological Spring. I think someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that as more snow and more cold weather are in store for the next couple days. As one storm is pulling out early today, the next one will be right on its heels …