No Video Today COLD AIR KEEPS ON COMING: Another bitterly cold day across the state today with readings in the single digits to the lower teens for highs with partly to mostly sunny skies. Some blowing snow is still possible in open areas that may cause some travel difficulties. Readings tonight will drop back below …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Blizzard Blows In
A Blizzard Warning has been issued in the northern counties of the state through this evening into the early morning hours. A Winter Weather Advisory has also be issued for the counties along the US Hwy 30 corridor and in the eastern counties of the state through the evening and overnight hours. Strong northwesterly winds …
Iowa Weather Report January 8th 2015: More Arctic Chill Coming Down the Hill
MORE COLD AIR: Another clipper system will be moving through the state today. This system will be moisture starved but it will have enough to bring some snow shower activity to the northern and northeastern counties of the state. Most accumulations will be an inch or less. The main story with this system will be …
Snowfall Reports from January 5th
Here are the snowfall reports from the storm yesterday and last night. This list is tabulated from NWS reports. Any other reports may be added in later, otherwise this is the final list.
Iowa Weather Report January 6th 2015: Sub-Zero, The Bitter Pill to Swallow
BITTER COLD: A cold week ahead with only a slight warm up on Thursday being the only break in the cold spell. Highs today will be in the single digits and lower teens. The next several nights will feature low temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero. Highs on Wednesday will stay below …
Evening Update: Moderate Snows Moving East
Roads are still a mess across a large portion of the state this evening. Several counties are under tow bans through the night. The heaviest snows have moved mainly to the east of Interstate 35, but another band of snow over northern Iowa is settling southeastward mainly along and north of US 30. Snow accumulations …
Late Afternoon Update: Moderate-Heavy Snow Continues
Moderate to at times Heavy snow continues across a good portion of the state. The snow has cleared the southwestern counties of the state but we can’t rule out flurries in those areas for the rest of the evening hours. Accumulations there are over. Meanwhile the rest of the state, travel is becoming hazardous and …
Early Afternoon Update
Snow has moved into the western and central counties of the state. The heaviest snow was still west of Interstate 35 and will continue moving east through the afternoon and into the evening hours. Roads have already started to deteriorate in the western counties with partly to completely covered roads there. Conditions will continue to …
Iowa Weather Report January 5th 2015: Snow and Sub-Zero
A COLD BITTER WEEK: A cold week will be in store across the state. It will start out with a clipper system that will bring a swath of moderate to heavy snow across the state. Snow accumulations of 5-9” will be possible from northwest through central into eastern Iowa. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued …
Iowa Weather Report January 4th 2015: The Polar Air Express
THE NEXT SYSTEM: One system will depart the state today and the next system will be on the way into the state Monday into the first part of Tuesday. Today, snow will linger in the eastern counties of the state through the morning hours before moving out. Skies will be slow to clear from west …