Everyone knew Friday was going to be a beautiful day, however what came as a surprise to many including myself was just how warm it got today! Temperatures ranged from the middle 40s around Marshalltown to the lower 60s towards Osceola. Sunny skies quickly depleted most of the snow cover in Southern and Central Iowa …
Month: January 2015
Iowa Weather Report January 16th 2015: Two Day Warmth
No Video Today WARM DAYS: No big systems to worry about for the next few days across the state. A few days of warmer than average temperatures with partly to mostly sunny skies around. Highs today will be in the 30s and 40s across most of the state. The southwestern counties could easily get into …
Iowa Weather Report January 15th 2015: Enjoy The Warmth
THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Temperatures are continuing the upward swing for the next few days. Highs today will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s northeast to the 40s in the southwestern counties. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny. Heading into Friday we could see some 50s in the southwestern counties of the state …
Iowa Weather Report January 14th 2015: Upward Bound
TEMPERATURES RISING: Readings will continue their slow climb up today with highs in 20s across the state under partly to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will rise into the upper 20s through the 30s on Thursday as warmer air continues to flow into the state. Some parts of southwestern Iowa could see readings in the lower …
Iowa Weather Report January 13th 2015: The Slow Climb
SLOWLY MODERATING: Temperatures will be on the upward swing as we move through the rest of the week. The bottom will be this morning and the peak will be sometime late this week and into the weekend where readings could easily get into the 30s and perhaps even a few 40s. Skies will be partly …
Iowa Weather Report January 12th 2015: Bottoms Up
BOUNCING OFF THE BOTTOM: Cold arctic high pressure will settle into the state today. It will bring readings down into the single digits and teens for highs across the state. Skies will be mainly sunny with a few clouds over the southern and southeastern counties of the state early on. Tonight the high pressure moves …
Iowa Weather Report January 11th 2015: A Short Blast
BRUSH WITH SNOW, MORE COLD AIR: A storm system will move just to the south and southeast of the state but it will be close enough to bring some light snow to the far southeastern counties of the state. Some light accumulation of an inch or less is possible southeast of a line from Bloomfield …
Iowa Weather Report January 9th 2015: Cold Air, Keeps On Coming
No Video Today COLD AIR KEEPS ON COMING: Another bitterly cold day across the state today with readings in the single digits to the lower teens for highs with partly to mostly sunny skies. Some blowing snow is still possible in open areas that may cause some travel difficulties. Readings tonight will drop back below …
January 8th Road Condition Update – 11:15 PM
Here is a look at road conditions across the state at this hour. At this time I-35 northbound has reopened between US 30 / Ames and US 18 / Clear Lake, however the southbound lanes remain closed. Blizzard Warnings (orange) and Winter Weather Advisories (purple) remain in effect for the northern half of the state …
January 8th Ground Blizzard and High Winds
We have an ongoing ground blizzard taking place here in Iowa this evening causing many issues including total white out conditions and a no travel advisory being declared for the northern 1/3rd of Iowa. Anywhere from 45 to 50MPH wind gusts have been common with a few reports as high as 60MPH from such places …