More of that White Stuff Possible – Iowa Weather Network Archives

WANT MORE SNOW, WE GOT WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR: Another system will be moving in from the northwest later tonight into Thursday with another chance of some snow in our northeastern counties and a bit of a mix across the central counties. The precipitation may be all rain in the far southwestern counties of the state. Accumulations of 1-3” are possible in a swath across the northeastern counties of the state with some higher totals possible. Before the system comes in we’ll be seeing some increase in cloudiness with some peaks of sunshine here and there. Highs today will vary wildly across the state, from the upper 20s and lower 30s in northeastern Iowa to the 50s in the southwestern counties. The system will be moving away on Thursday and skies will slowly clear from west to east. Highs will be a bit cooler, especially in the western counties where 40s will be likely. The rest of the state should see readings in the middle 30s. Another system is shown moving through Friday into early on Saturday with more wintry weather possible as well.

WEEKEND WARMTH: Temperatures will be heading up as we head into the weekend. We will have the system mentioned earlier moving out early on with skies becoming partly to mostly sunny later in the day. Highs on Saturday look to range from the lower 40s northeast to the middle 50s south and southwest. These temperatures will be even warmer on Sunday with gusty south winds bringing readings up into the upper 40s northeast to the middle 60s in the southwest. There will also be an increase in cloudiness as we head into the afternoon hours ahead of the next system moving in from the west. That storm Monday and Tuesday may bring us some showers and thunderstorms to the area. We’ll be watching this system over the coming days.

IDES OF MARCH: Looking at the extended period, the GFS shows an active period with several systems moving through the area with chances of precipitation. Temperatures during the period look to be at or above seasonal levels with some brief shots of colder air following systems. No real consistency from run to run this far out so nothing concrete to look at quite yet.