Fog that never really went away today in the northern and northeastern counties of the state will be returning statewide tonight through tomorrow morning as more snow has continued to melt over the area. The National Weather Service has issued Dense Fog Advisories through Thursday morning and afternoon for almost the entire state of Iowa …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
First Signs of Spring
One of the first signs of spring, spring flooding. Here’s a River Flood Warning for the Des Moines River at Keosauqua. …FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DES MOINES RIVER AT KEOSAUQUA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:15 …
Iowa Weather Forecast Video 2/16/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoubDnYno_A&hl=en&fs=1] WARM AND WARMER: Temperatures keep going up as the winter thaw continues. 0z MOS Data shows highs on Thursday possibly hitting 60° across the southern half of the state. Clarinda at 66° and Council Bluffs at 65° are some of the warmest highs based on MOS, with Cedar Rapids (59°) and Dubuque (57°) some …
Forecast Video 2/15/11
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vyjdGjRg4c&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW MELTING AWAY: The rest of the week will see more warm weather across the state with a few chances of light rain or drizzle from now through Thursday with the best chances coming Thursday with a cold front moving through the state. STORMY NEXT WEEK?: Another storm, much stronger than Friday’s will move …
Warm and Warmer
Temperatures today were slightly cooler than Sunday as a cold front moved through the state last night and this morning, bringing strong winds this morning. However, readings were still well into the upper 30s and 40s across the state, with more snow melting. Some places in southern Iowa now have NO snow on the ground …
Winter Thaw Forecast Video
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Very Warm for February
The winter thaw continues with much warmer temperatures possible by the middle to end of next week as a storm system will be moving through the area late Thursday through early Saturday, pumping much warmer conditions to the state on Thursday. The latest MOS data from the GFS model run this past evening shows highs …
Another Day of Snowmelt
Another afternoon of snowmelt across the state today. Readings at 1pm have already gotten above freezing across the state (sans Dubuque), with southern Iowa getting above 40°. Temperatures will rise a few more degrees today before settling back below the freezing mark tonight. Sunday will see similiar temperatures with readings in the mid 30s to …
Beginnings of Winter Thaw
Today was the first of what could be at least of week of temperatures at or above freezing for highs. Readings will easily get into the 40s next week, but along with the warmer temperatures there will be a chance for some fog (which could be dense at times) and some drizzle by mid-week. Other …
Winter Thaw Next Week
Much warmer temperatures will return next week across the state. The latest GFS Model shows that temperatures on Wednesday of next week will be what you see in the image above. I believe the readings are a bit high given the amount of snowpack on the ground, but temperatures across the southwestern sections of the …