WARMER DAYS: The next few days will bring some warmer weather to the state along with some clouds and fog as well. Highs will reach the 30s and 40s across the state both today and on Saturday with some slightly cooler readings Sunday before moderating back on Monday and Tuesday. Skies will be partly to …
Month: February 2015
2/5/15 Cold temperature report
Did anyone notice the cold this morning? Today brought the coldest temperatures of the season, including a low of -22.F at Ames. It should be noted -20 below air temp or colder is not seen every year in this section of Iowa, so it is impressive. Here in Cumming, the low was -10.F the first …
Iowa Weather Report February 5th 2015: The Ups and Downs
HEADING UP: Readings will be on the way up as we head toward the weekend. After bottoming out well below zero this morning, readings will be in the upper single digits through the teens and lower 20s across the state for highs today. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny around as well. A warm …
Snowfall Reports From February 4th Clipper
Here are the snowfall reports of the clipper that moved through the southern counties of the state. Updated 4:15 PM Wednesday Lincoln NE 6.6 Bedford 6 Cantril 5.8 Brock MO 5.5 Unionville 5 Gravity 4.9 Downing MO 4.8 Essex 4 Red Oak 4 Unionville MO 4 Grant City MO 4 Princeton MO 4 Argyle 4 …
Road Conditions This Morning: Not Good Across Southern Iowa
The second clipper to affect the state in two days is moving through the southern counties this morning and has brought 2-4″ inches of snow to these areas with some approaching 5″. This had led to some completely covered roads in these areas as well. Several counties are under Tow Bans once more including, Harrison, …
Iowa Weather Report February 3rd 2015: The Clipper Train
CLIPPERS: After the big storm this past weekend, it is time for another bout of snow for some parts of the state over the next two days. The first one will blow in today bringing some snow across mainly the northern and northeastern counties of the state. Amounts around an inch or two are possible …
Snowfall Totals 1/31 through 2/1
Updated: 2:00 PM 2/2/2015 (This will likely be the final update. Some areas may be repeated and others may not be on here.) NWS Des Moines 14.2″ Madrid 14.1″ Clemons 14″ Jamaica 14″ Lowden 14″ Le Claire 13.8″ Olin 13.8″ Saylorville 13.7″ Quad City Airport 13.5″ State Center 13.5″ Davenport 13.5″ Park View 13.4″ Dallas …
February 1st Major Snowstorm Summary
Anyone feel anything different this morning? If you waited until today to shovel out your drive way, don’t worry you will! Especially if you have to do it by hand. Many are still shoveling out from a major snowstorm that hit over the weekend. The storm impacted an area from Nebraska all the way to …
8:45 PM: Road Conditions Slowly Improving
Those in the northern one-third of the state are beginning to see road conditions improve further. This trend should continue for the remainder of the state later in the overnight. However, travel is still not advised for most of east central Iowa with roads still completely covered for a large chunk of the state. Tow …
Power Outages – 2/1 3:15 PM
The heavy, wet snow falling across the state has been resulting in power outages in multiple areas. As of the time of this post MidAmerican Energy was reporting about 1000 customers without power in the state, and Alliant Energy is reporting about 6000 customers without power, with about 2,200 of those in Des Moines. With …