Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
LITTLE MORE SNOW, BITTER COLD: We will see a brief break from the snow chances today with partly to mostly cloudy skies across the state. Highs today will be in the teens and 20s. The snow chances return late tonight into the first half of Friday with a system that will quickly move across the …
SWATHS OF SNOW: A few disturbances will be moving through the state today and again late Thursday night into Friday with some chance of light snow. These systems don’t look to put down a lot of snow (perhaps about an inch for each system) but they will cause some issues as they move through. It …
FEBRUARY FREEZE: There will not be any thawing anytime this week with a northwesterly flow and bitterly cold temperatures staying through the week. Highs will be in the teens and lower 20s across the state through the week with partly to mostly sunny skies. There are some chances of some light snow or flurries Wednesday …
Not much change to note in regards to the road situation across Iowa. Interstate 35 remains closed from mile marker 111 in Ames to mile marker 194 in Clear Lake. I do expect this to re-open hopefully sometime early this morning as cameras show much improved conditions along the Interstate. However, numerous accidents occurred along …
The photo above summarizes it all with the gates drawn at mile markers 194 and 128 on Interstate 35 due to whiteout conditions and numerous accidents. Traffic is being diverted onto Highway 18 in Clear Lake with trucks sprawled all across the area. The CBS affiliate in Mason City has captured the surreal scene in Clear Lake …
Travel is very hazardous across the northern counties of the state. The image along I-35 near Woolstock shows why it is not safe to be driving in these areas. Visibility is reduced to zero even for a short period of time over a short distance. Blowing snow continues to be a problem along with ground …
Travel is still not recommended for a large portion of central into northwest Iowa. Some roads are impassible just north of Ames at this time. This only mentions state or US Highways though. This does not mean that every county roads is safe to drive on. There may be many of those that are impassible …
Short Term Forecast-The arrival of an arctic airmass is causing significant travel delays in parts of Iowa this morning and causing travel to be completely halted in others because of the very high winds associated with it. First north Iowa-Some light snows fell overnight generally amounts were light between 1-2″ however this new fluffy snow …
The latest look at road conditions this morning show that travel continues to not be advised across much of north central into northwestern Iowa. This includes Interstate 35 between mile marker 128 and the Iowa/Minnesota border. Several reports of whiteout conditions have been reported in this area and travel along these roads will be extremely …
An early look at the travel situation across the state shows continued deterioration of road conditions. Visibilities have been reduced to under a mile for many areas. Hazardous conditions has led to several accidents in west central and central Iowa and travel is not advised for much of north central Iowa, including Interstate 35 from …