The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 3pm Sunday to 6pm Monday. Northwest winds will quickly increase during the late afternoon to evening hours to the 20-30 MPH range with gusts to 40 MPH Sunday and continue through Monday. Little to no accumulation is expected during this period, …
Author: Henry Luker
10:45 PM Update: Snow Tapering Off, Roads Still Hazardous
Snow is beginning to taper off over the majority of the state with an exception of a line of snow from Rochester through Charles City and back down through the Greenfield area. Roads are still hazardous for many with partially to completely covered roads over the majority of the state. Take it easy …
Snowfall Totals 11/15/2014
UPDATED: 11:20 PM [table] Location,Amount,Source Graettinger,6,PUBLIC Spirit Lake,6,PUBLIC Emmetsburg,5,PUBLIC Sibley,4.2,CO-OP OBSERVER Estherville,4,EMERGENCY MNGR Spirit Lake,4,PUBLIC 2 NNW Centerville,4,TRAINED SPOTTER Sioux City-Morningside,4,PUBLIC Sioux City,4,CO-OP OBSERVER Algona,3.7,PUBLIC 4 NW Milford,3.5,CO-OP OBSERVER Osceola,3.5,PUBLIC Saint Ansgar,3.2,CO-OP OBSERVER SAC City,3.1,TRAINED SPOTTER Graettinger,3,PUBLIC Eldon,3,PUBLIC Emmetsburg,3,BROADCAST MEDIA Numa,2.5,PUBLIC 1 WSW Robins,2.5,TRAINED SPOTTER Hampton,2.5,PUBLIC 5 NW Cedar Rapids,2.5,TRAINED SPOTTER Sioux City,2.4,CO-OP OBSERVER Sheldon,2.4,CO-OP …
8:30 PM Update: Radar, Road Conditions
Road conditions across the state continue to be hazardous with mostly covered roads (snow) in the southwestern and northeastern parts of the state. There have been many reports of slippery roads all around the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Ottumwa, Corydon, and Des Moines areas, to add on to the snowpack already there. Those out tonight …
2:30 PM Radar/Road Conditions Update
Roads are generally partially covered for the northwestern half of the state with mostly covered roads mixed in around south central Iowa and portions of northeastern Iowa. The eastern half of the state is clear for the most part but that should begin to change this afternoon. Be very careful if you are …
Snow Expected to Settle into the State Tomorrow Morning; 3-5″ Possible in the North
All of the National Weather Service offices across the state have issued Winter Weather Advisories in advance of an approaching system from the west that will cause snow chances to increase throughout the area tomorrow. Snow is expected to begin Saturday morning across the west and continue moving through to the east …
Winter Hits Like a Brick for Iowa Next Week
Skies today were mostly cloudy with high temperatures reaching the 50s for the majority of the state. There was some light precipitation and snow showers in our far north counties, but nothing accumulative was noted as of 3:30 PM or so this afternoon. Temperatures overnight are expected to be in the 30s with a …
Warm and Quiet Weekend Before Winter Hits Monday
[su_box title=”Note”]See long term section below for the latest on upcoming winter weather on Monday. [/su_box] SHORT TERM – This Weekend [su_divider top=”no”] As winter weather confidence increases, the state enjoyed one of the last few remaining days to get outside and enjoy the warmest temperatures we’ll hear in a while. Skies were Cloudy for …
Tranquil Weather Through Sunday Before Winter Conditions Hit Monday
Short Term Filing a cold Iowa fall day into the books on this November 6th as temperatures hovered in the 40s and 50s today. There were some spotty rain showers around the area, but those has since cleared out as temperatures begin to fall this evening. Lows tonight are expected to range from the …
Quiet and Cold Before More Active Pattern Begins
Short Term Another tranquil and overall nice day of weather for Iowa goes into the books as we look ahead to the extended outlook. A low pressure system and associated fronts centered around Minnesota this evening may produce some additional showers this afternoon before skirting off to Illinois. Highs today were generally in the 50s and …