Below is a portion of the Area Forecast Discussion from the NWS in Des Moines with regards to the snow storm this coming week. WELL ADVERTISED SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM…THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHERN WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY. A …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Snow Forecast for This Week’s Storms
The latest forecasts from both the GFS and the NAM have been showing snowfall forecasts similiar to what you see above. The heaviest snows will be falling across the southern and southeastern counties of the state mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday. The snow that will fall on Monday will be from a seperate snow storm …
A Big Snowy Mess On the Way
Here are the latest watches, warnings and advisories. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the northern sections of the state, with a Winter Storm Watch effective in the southern counties of the state. A list of which counties are under what until when follows. Winter Weather Advisory: Midnight Monday morning …
Bitter Cold Again Next Week
Looking ahead to next week bitterly cold temperatures will be making a reappearance across the state. With a fresh blanket of snow, light wind and clear skies, temperatures will bottom out below zero once again Wednesday and Thursday morning of next week, with the coldest morning being on Thursday (as an average across all cities). …
Watches and Advisories in N Iowa
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Winter Weather Advisory effective from 6pm Monday evening until 6pm Tuesday evening for the following counties, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O’Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and Ida. Snowfall accumulations of 5-7 inches will be possible with snow beginning on Sunday night and lasting …
Morning AFD from NWS Des Moines
From the NWS Des Moines’ Area Forecast Discussion on the possible snow event beginning Monday and lasting through Wednesday of next week. MODELS BEGINNING TO COME CLOSER IN THEIR SOLUTIONS AND WOULD PUT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OR SO OF IOWA UNDER THE GUN FOR TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IN …
Possible Big Snow Next Week?
A large storm system will be very close to the state next week and more and more model runs have been showing that it will effect the state in some way with some wintry precipitation. The image above shows the 12z GEM Model at 6am Wednesday morning. This shows a low pressure east of St …
Freezing Drizzle Across NE Iowa
Some light freezing drizzle is possible over the northeastern counties of the state this evening which could cause some issues on the roads especially on bridges and overpasses. Because of that, the National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Winter Weather Advisory effective until Midnight tonight for Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek counties. …
Last Time There was Drought
The image above shows the last time there was a “hint” of drought across the state. The yellow across southwestern Iowa and a small smidge of eastern Allamakee County in NE Iowa was considered abnormally dry or D0 on the drought monitor. The last time D1 or Moderate Drought occurred in the state was September …
Still Looking Warm Friday
Looks like the last two days of the week will be warm across the state of Iowa, with Friday being the warmest of the two. Above is the forecasted high temperatures based on the 0z GFS Model run. The entire state should make it above the freezing mark on Friday which will allow for some …