Snow or sleet continues early this morning north of Interstate 80 with the primary band currently over the northeastern portion. It is currently anticipated that the heavy band of snow is setting up along the Highway 20 corridor from Dubuque to Waterloo – this is where the heaviest snowfall rates will be seen. This is …
Month: February 2016
LEAPing Back into Winter
Quiet weather for the bulk of today with well above average temperatures in the 30s northward to the 60s south. These spring-like conditions will quickly change tonight however as as a powerful cold front with a sinking high pressure center adjacent to it kicks into the area this evening, leading to cooling aloft, and eventually mixing …
Spring Rush- The Early Risers
A rush of spring warmth has ushered in a new season and with this new season comes my annual posts giving coverage of the arrival of spring to the area. Spring has officially sprung with several species of “early risers” in bloom including Crocus, Snowdrops and Winter Aconite. Several other spring favorites are showing up …
2/27/16 Record breaking warm spell brings 60s-mid 70s
What a beautiful Saturday we had today! Besides a bit of southerly winds, sunshine was plentiful and temperatures were warm enough to open windows and even be outside with shorts on. It felt like spring for sure and many even did spring yard activities consisting of raking and cleaning out flower beds. Lack of snowcover, …
The Temperature Incline
GET OUTSIDE: Temperatures will be heading up today and especially on Saturday as winds turn out of the west and southwest. Skies will be mostly sunny today and on Saturday. Highs today will be from the upper 30s north and northeast to the lower 50s southwest. Saturday will be in the 50s to lower and …
A Warm Saturday Ahead
FAIRLY QUIET: Rather tranquil weather around for the rest of the week and into Saturday. Nothing like the active weather over the Great Lakes, East Coast and down into the Gulf Coast. Skies today will be partly to mostly sunny with more clouds again over the eastern counties with the storm that missed us continuing …
Missing the Winter Weather Bullet
MISSING THE ACTION: A storm system will be just to our east bringing quite a bit of snow to Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and some severe weather across the Carolinas and SE part of the country. Around here, we’ll have a few clouds mainly in the eastern counties with that system bypassing us while the …
Warmth For Now
SEASONAL: A weak disturbance will be moving across the state today bringing a chance of a few rain or snow showers to the northern counties of the state. Most areas will be dry with mostly cloudy skies and readings in the 30s and 40s. There will be a better chance of seeing some sunshine on …
Flash Flood Warning for Ice Jam in Central Webster until 6:30 a.m.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1229 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 630 AM CST MONDAY * AT 1226 AM CST…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT …
2/19/16 Windy Warmth- Reported Highs and Gusts
The past couple of days have really felt like spring with highs in the 40s north ranging to the 60s south. In some cases it felt on the verge of summer with highs topping out in the 70s in southwestern Iowa, pretty impressive for late February! The warm air was pumped northward as a large …