Month: January 2015

All of Iowa, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report January 8th 2015: More Arctic Chill Coming Down the Hill

MORE COLD AIR: Another clipper system will be moving through the state today. This system will be moisture starved but it will have enough to bring some snow shower activity to the northern and northeastern counties of the state. Most accumulations will be an inch or less. The main story with this system will be …

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Iowa Weather Report January 6th 2015: Sub-Zero, The Bitter Pill to Swallow

BITTER COLD: A cold week ahead with only a slight warm up on Thursday being the only break in the cold spell. Highs today will be in the single digits and lower teens. The next several nights will feature low temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero. Highs on Wednesday will stay below …

All of Iowa, Road Conditions, Winter Weather

Evening Update: Moderate Snows Moving East

Roads are still a mess across a large portion of the state this evening. Several counties are under tow bans through the night. The heaviest snows have moved mainly to the east of Interstate 35, but another band of snow over northern Iowa is settling southeastward mainly along and north of US 30. Snow accumulations …

All of Iowa, Winter Weather

Late Afternoon Update: Moderate-Heavy Snow Continues

Moderate to at times Heavy snow continues across a good portion of the state. The snow has cleared the southwestern counties of the state but we can’t rule out flurries in those areas for the rest of the evening hours. Accumulations there are over. Meanwhile the rest of the state, travel is becoming hazardous and …

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Iowa Weather Report January 5th 2015: Snow and Sub-Zero

A COLD BITTER WEEK: A cold week will be in store across the state. It will start out with a clipper system that will bring a swath of moderate to heavy snow across the state. Snow accumulations of 5-9” will be possible from northwest through central into eastern Iowa. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued …

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Winter Storm Set to Impact Area Monday Night-Sunday; 7-9″ Possible in NC and EC Iowa

As we continue to shiver and freeze across the state with temperatures struggling to keep in the single digits above zero, we are monitoring the next system set to impact the area Monday night and into Sunday. A broad area of arctic high pressure, currently sitting over Kansas, is expected to continue building into the …