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Iowa Weather Report February 11th 2015: Below Average Temps A Norm For A While

No Video Today COLD TIMES: Temperatures will be well below seasonal levels for at least a week or more looking at this GFS model run. The first batch of cold air is arriving today as readings will be steady or slowly falling through the day. Readings in the 20s and 30s will be likely across …

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Iowa Weather Report February 10th 2015: Cold Blast Arriving

COLD BLAST ON THE WAY: Another warm day in store for most of the state today. There will be an increase in cloudiness ahead of the next system which will be dropping into the state later today into tonight and Wednesday morning. This will bring a chance of some freezing rain, sleet and snow to …

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Iowa Weather Report February 9th 2015: Cold Air Later this Week

A FEW MORE WARM DAYS: The week will start out with some warm days with readings in the 30s and 40s across the state. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny today with more clouds around on Tuesday ahead of the cold front. The cold front will move through late Tuesday night into Wednesday. This …

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Iowa Weather Report February 7th 2015: Drizzly, Foggy, Blah Weather

QUICK REPORT: Not a whole lot of changes regarding the forecast over the next few days. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny with some fog possible with the melting snow. Highs today will be in the lower 30s northeast to near 50 in the southwestern counties of the state. A disturbance will move through …

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Iowa Weather Report February 6th 2015: Warmth Now, For How Long?

WARMER DAYS: The next few days will bring some warmer weather to the state along with some clouds and fog as well. Highs will reach the 30s and 40s across the state both today and on Saturday with some slightly cooler readings Sunday before moderating back on Monday and Tuesday. Skies will be partly to …

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Iowa Weather Report February 5th 2015: The Ups and Downs

HEADING UP: Readings will be on the way up as we head toward the weekend. After bottoming out well below zero this morning, readings will be in the upper single digits through the teens and lower 20s across the state for highs today. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny around as well. A warm …

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Road Conditions This Morning: Not Good Across Southern Iowa

The second clipper to affect the state in two days is moving through the southern counties this morning and has brought 2-4″ inches of snow to these areas with some approaching 5″. This had led to some completely covered roads in these areas as well. Several counties are under Tow Bans once more including, Harrison, …

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Iowa Weather Report February 3rd 2015: The Clipper Train

CLIPPERS: After the big storm this past weekend, it is time for another bout of snow for some parts of the state over the next two days. The first one will blow in today bringing some snow across mainly the northern and northeastern counties of the state. Amounts around an inch or two are possible …

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More Counties Under Tow Bans

Since the last update about 20-30 minutes ago, more counties have gone under tow bans including Hardin, Black Hawk, Grundy, Bremer, Butler and Franklin counties. Travel is not advised in a portion of eastern Iowa around Cedar Rapids and Iowa City at this time, but it is advisable that travel should be restricted to emergencies …