The National Weather Service has issued a Winter WX Advisory. This will be in effect for the following counties. Fremont, Page, Mills and Montgomery until 4pm Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Madison, Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne until 9pm Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Appanoose and Davis until Midnight * …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Looking At Sunday-Monday System
Looking ahead to the second storm that is expected late Sunday into the first part of Monday. This simulated radar from the 0Z NAM model at 6am Monday morning shows a light to moderate band of snow across the eastern parts of the state with lighter snows most everywhere else in the state. On the …
Snow Looking More Likely Friday
Models are coming together on a snow storm that is going to move into the state later tonight and into Friday. Snowfall amounts from this storm look to be in the 1-3 inch range with the heaviest snow being mostly along the US Hwy 34 corridor, with the lightest being north of US Hwy 20. …
Some Snow This Weekend?
The chances of snow this weekend are very slight but are out there as of this afternoon. A weak system will move to the south of the state on Friday, which will bring some light snow showers to mainly the southern parts of the state. Another stronger storm will move south of the state late …
Below Average Week Ahead
After several rounds of snow and wind the last few weeks or so, finally a week where the weather will be somewhat abnormal, at least this winter anyway. Skies will mainly be sunny with only a few scattered clouds each day. However, the sunshine will not result in warm temperatures. Given all the snow on …
Winds Still a Problem Tonight
The snow has ended across most of the state late this evening. Only a few scattered flurries or light snow showers are to be expected the rest of the night. Winds are still a problem, mainly in open rural areas of the state. I-29 is still closed from Sioux City southward to Onawa with no …
Snow and Wind
Snow is currently falling in and around the Quad Cities area and along a line from Des Moines and Ames NE to Marshalltown, Waterloo and Decorah. Accumulations up to an inch will be possible today. The main concern however today will be the strong winds that will blow the newly fallen snow around. A Winter …
Snow in Western Half of Iowa
Snow is currently falling in a band from near Burlington and Keokuk NW through Ottumwa to Des Moines and Ames, Fort Dodge and Boone then westward to Sioux City. The heaviest snow is falling in and around Ames-Des Moines back to between Fort Dodge and Boone. This snow is moving to the SE around an …
Snow Mainly Western Half
Some light to at times moderate snow has moved into the NW part of the state this afternoon. This is where the main accumulations will take place this afternoon into this evening before it moves SE into the central portions of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in NW Iowa later tonight …
Snow This Weekend, Then Dry
A dusting up to a half inch or so of snow fell last night into this morning across the state. Today, the sun came back out with highs generally in the upper teens and into the 20s. Some more light snow will move into the western part of the state by tomorrow morning. The snow …