[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIr_xwO7cf4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] CONTINUED CALM: The non-stop good weather goes on through the week with some slight flurry chances near the end of the week (Thursday into Friday). Until then temperatures will remain above seasonal averages for this time of year, with mid 30s to mid 40s possible for highs with lows in the upper teens …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Dreamin of a White Christmas
Hopefully you and yours are having a merry Christmas today. Unfortunately the white Christmas part didn’t come this year with the abnormally warm temperatures we’ve had lately and the lack of any snow (mostly has been rain this month). Still have the long winter season to go and there’s bound to be snow in there …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6bKbv0H08?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET END: The last days of 2011 will end on a quiet note across the state with little if any precipitation chances through the time period. Temperatures will be at or above seasonal norms with 30s and 40s across the state. INTO 2012: Even into the new year, this model run continues to …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW5mBgMKmug?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET AND WARM: The abnormal winter season continues through the holiday weekend, with mainly dry conditions and temperatures at or above seasonal norms. Readings will remain in the 30s and 40s for highs through the middle of next week and possibly through the end of the year. There looks to be no end …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/22/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASE6XJH7N0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] LITTLE SNOW: Some snow shower and flurry activity will continue through the first half of the day but will not lead to a White Christmas for anyone across the state. It will bring some slightly cooler conditions for the end of the week and Christmas eve before a slight warming trend through Christmas …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXYAbQr_X4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] BROWN CHRISTMAS: There will be no snow on the ground throughout the state for Christmas. The storm that was off to our southwest fizzles as forecast and brought a few light snow showers and flurries along with some drizzle and light rain across the southern half of the state. This continued into the …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/20/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8u-v5cGzhE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] LITTLE MIX: A wintry mix of rain/snow will continue mainly in the southern counties of the state this morning and move up to at least Interstate 80 by the afternoon. There is enough dry air around, that areas north of there will likely see no more than a few flurries or sprinkles at …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/19/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3V8jUPXEkQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SNOW OR NO SNOW: There will be some snow across the far southern counties of the state late tonight and especially on Tuesday. The amounts are still all over the place but the best estimation now indicates around 1-2″ with possibly heavier totals over SW Iowa. There may be a dusting up to …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/18/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyhLFT_sjKs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] LIKELY NO WHITE: It’s not looking good for people who want a white Christmas this year. The chances of any snow for the early week system are lower and lower. If any snow were to fall it will be contained to the southern most tier of counties in the state and even then …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/17/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXSBjmzhf78?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE PESSIMISTIC: The models are still diverging with regards to the storm system Monday and Tuesday of next week. The NAM and the GFS are projecting the heaviest snow over northern Missouri into west central Illinois, just clipping the southeastern corner of the state with possibly an inch or two. The GFS and …