A Nice Weekend For Once – Iowa Weather Network Archives

A WARMER WEEKEND: It will feel nice and warm outside compared to what we saw last weekend however there will be some clouds around and a few peaks of sunshine as well. Highs today will range from the middle 20s to the lower 30s. On Sunday temperatures will be well into the 30s across the state.

MONDAY STORM: A storm will move into the state late Sunday night into Monday and early on Tuesday with a chance of some wintry precipitation. We could see a mix of rain, sleet, snow and freezing rain Monday morning before the precipitation changes over to some rain in our far southern counties. The rest of the state looks to see the mix or some snow. Any accumulations of snow look to be relatively minor with an inch or two possible. Any ice accretion will be minor as well with only a few hundredths of an inch possible in the southern counties of the state. Total precipitation (liquid equivalent) looks to range from one to three tenths of an inch. High temperatures on Monday will range from the 20s to lower and middle 30s with the warmest readings likely over the southern and southeastern counties of the state.

REST OF NEXT WEEK: Some cooler air will follow in the wake of the system on Monday, but readings look to only drop into the upper teens through the 20s on Tuesday and Wednesday. A clipper system looks to just bypass the state late Wednesday night into Thursday which will only bring a few clouds to our northeastern counties but the temperatures don’t really budge a whole lot with 20s and lower to middle 30s possible Thursday and 30s to around 40 on Friday and Saturday across the state.

THE STORM TO WATCH: Looking into February, the storm we’ve been talking about for several days is still on this GFS model run as well. Precipitation is shown to begin over our western counties during the overnight hours next Sunday (31st) into Monday (1st) as a significant system approaches from the west. There is a lot of uncertainty with regards to this system and any possible impacts especially for those that are heading to the Caucus on that Monday night. This run shows the system moving out of the state Tuesday afternoon with much colder temperatures following in the wake of the system. The GFS has readings heading back toward zero once again and with any possible fresh snow cover, light winds and clear skies, this could be a possibility. Temperatures look to stay well below seasonal levels until the end of the period where temperatures may get to or above the freezing point at that time. Another storm may come with the warmer temperatures as well but we have plenty of time and storm systems to get through before getting to that one. Confidence in the Caucus Night storm is growing with regards to the timing but not much else. Anything thereafter is speculative for the time being.