Road conditions have deteriorated across north central Iowa with many roads either mostly covered or completely covered. Northwestern Iowa hasn’t gotten too bad with nearly all roads reported as only partially covered. The central diagonal one-third of the state is mostly wet with the exception of some roads southwest of Waterloo which have been reported …
Author: Henry Luker
9:40 PM Winter Weather Update
A nice band of snow which setup across north central Iowa this evening has bumped up the snow accumulations for this area to the two to four inch range. Roads have already been reported as completely covered with additional snow on the way later tonight and into tomorrow. For this reason, the National Weather Service in …
Winter Weather Advisory for NW Iowa until Tomorrow Morning
Snow has developed across the region this afternoon and will continue to do so into this evening and overnight. This snow will be moderate to potentially heavy at times, primarily between midnight and 5 AM or so. Freezing drizzle will be possible early this evening, however as temperatures cool, precipitation should transition to all snow overnight. Winds will …
Iowa Weather Report December 26th 2014
NO VIDEO TODAY: Jeff is taking the day off to enjoy his Christmas and your other favorite forecaster is filling in for today. He should be returning tomorrow. Enough about that, let’s get to weather. WINTER RETURNS, SIGH: As we wind down the Christmas holiday, we turn our heads to some potential winter weather issues across …
Snowfall Totals 12/23/2014
Kanawha 4.00 Pocahontas 4.00 Algona 4.00 Britt 3.00 Clarion 3.00 Badger 3.00 Saint Ansgar 2.50 Dakota City 2.20 Fort Dodge 2.00 Livermore 2.00 New Hampton 2.00 Rockwell City 2.00 Allison 2.00 Osage 2.00 Clear Lake 1.50 Mason City 1.50 Webster City 1.00 Osage 1.00 Iowa Falls 1.00 Sac City 1.00 Forest City 1.00 Bassett 1.00 …
Dense Fog and Winter Weather Advisories Tomorrow
Winter Weather Advisory in Northwest The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain and snow for Lyon, Lincoln, Rock, and Nobles county from 8 AM to 6 PM Monday. Rainfall overnight is expected to transition to freezing rain in the morning to snow in the afternoon before …
Dense Fog to Persist through Sunday Morning
Patchy dense fog has expanded across the state with many airorts seeing less than 5 mile visibility readings. At 8:20 PM, the airports in Carroll and Creston reported one and a half mile visibility, the airports in Mason City and Lamoni reported one-half mile of visibility, and Decorah airport reported visibility of a quarter mile. This …
Riding the Ferris Wheel of Temperatures
A mild winter day is already being seen across the area with temperatures at noon sitting in the mid 40s to low 50s. Temperatures should rise a few more degrees before topping out. Either way, it’s a beautiful day with the snow pack melting off quickly. Conditions are expected to quickly change as we head …
Dear Andrew Cuomo: Stop Blaming the National Weather Service for your Ignorance
It’s not often where I speak ‘opinionated’ articles on this site, but I thought it was time to set the record straight for a certain New York governor that felt like blaming the National Weather Service (again) for his own terrible response to natural disasters. Let’s start with the beginning. Andrew Cuomo, governor of New …
It Was Nice While It Lasted: Windy, Snowy, Cold Conditions Return Monday
Temperatures this weekend were balmy for this time of year in the upper 40s to the low 60s across the region. Rain was seen across the area today along a cold front that was drifting east. These conditions are not expected to return for the beginning of the work week with highs in the 20s …