After another day of the brutal Iowa cold that we have supposedly gotten used to, there will be a *slight* warm up as we begin the weekend. Temperatures will still be seasonably colder than average with high temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal. A small impact snow event will impact mostly the southern end …
Month: February 2015
Iowa Weather Report February 27th 2015: Twin Storms Coming Up
WEEKEND EVENT: Bitterly cold temperatures will continue today with readings only making it into the upper single digits and teens for the state after lows that were well below zero in some areas. We’ll see sub-zero temperatures again tonight mainly in the eastern half of the state with single digits in the west. Temperatures will …
Dangerous Wind Chills Tonight
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for the eastern counties of the state from later tonight (Midnight in the north, 3am in south) until 9am Friday Morning. Wind Chill values of 20-25 below zero will be possible in these areas with actual temperatures falling into the 6 …
Iowa Weather Report February 26th 2015: Cold Weather is Here to Stay
JEFF IS BACK TOMORROW: Jeff will be returning tomorrow with the normal videos, but until then, I’m Lead Forecaster Henry Luker with your Iowa Weather Report. Let’s get to the weather. SNOWFALL WINDING DOWN: We look ahead to very cold temperatures over the next several days after our recent winter storm exits the area. Winter …
Snowfall Reports (2/25/2015 Storm) FINAL
Here are the FINAL totals from the storm on Wednesday that moved across the state. Updated 11:40AM Thursday Amana 7 Keokuk 7 New Boston 6.8 Independence 6.7 Spirit Lake 6.5 Keosauqua 6.5 Waterloo 6.4 New London 6.3 Cedar Rapids 6 Edgewood 6 Geneva 6 Mason City 6 Mederville 6 Muscatine 6 Vinton 6 Hudson 5.8 …
Mid-Afternoon Road Condition Update
Road Conditions continue to be hazardous along and north of Interstate 80 this afternoon. Numerous counties are now under tow bans. Snow is beginning to taper off in the northwestern counties of the state where the warnings and advisories have expired, however road conditions there will still be hazardous through the evening hours. The rest …
Early Afternoon Update: Road Conditions/ Changes to Warnings, Advisories
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has trimmed their warnings and advisories from the southwestern counties due to warmer air that is leading to more rain than snow in these areas. The Des Moines area is now under a Winter Weather Advisory instead of a Winter Storm Warning for snow amounts that will be …
Midday Update: Road Conditions Continue to Worsen.
Light to Moderate snow continues to move across the state at this hour with the heaviest snow moving through the central counties of the state at this time. Road conditions in the northern half of the state have become partly to completely covered in snow and these will continue to deteriorate as we move into …
Winter Storm Set to Impact the Area Wednesday; 5-7″ Expected in Central Iowa
A storm system currently sitting over Montana and into the western Dakotas will enter the area later tonight and into Wednesday. Snow is expected to begin falling in the western counties early this morning before overspreading the rest of the state throughout the day. The heaviest snow accumulations (five to seven inches) are expected to …
Winter Storm Watch Wednesday in Central Iowa
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Storm Watch that will go into effect at 9am Wednesday and last until 9pm Wednesday evening for Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Sac, Story, Tama, …