This morning, temperatures across the state fell into the single digits above and below zero. Today, temperatures rose slightly into the teens under mostly sunny skies. Tonight will be another night below zero, with clear skies and light winds. Wednesday will see highs in the teens and 20s under partly cloudy skies with Thursday seeing …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Another Chilly Night
Another shot of cold air is rushing through the state this afternoon. Temperatures will continue falling into the single digits statewide by this evening and overnight. With winds blowing at 10-20mph, wind chills are expected to drop to between -10 and -20 across the state. For this reason, A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued …
Cold Air Has to Wait
The front which had gone through most of the state last night has now stalled early this morning over the southeastern half of the state. To the SE of the front, temperatures remain at or above freezing, even at this early hour of the morning in Mid-December, the temperature in Keokuk was 41. Meanwhile on …
Cold Air Returning
A cold front is currently moving through the state late this afternoon. Temperatures behind the front have plunged back into the teens and lower 20s, while ahead of the front, readings are at or above freezing, leading to some melting of the snow that had fallen this past week. Some of the snowmelt may refreeze …
Freezing Rain Advisory
A Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued and is in effect until 8am Sunday morning for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and Washington. A seperate Freezing Rain Advisory will go into effect at 9pm this evening and will be in effect until …
Another Cold Morning
This morning was another cold one across the state with many locations dropping below zero. Waterloo dropped to -12, with Clarinda bottoming out at -10. Shenandoah and Ames fell to -8, Red Oak was -7. Where there was less snow on the ground readings didn’t fall as far. Burlington, Keokuk and Fort Madison only fell …
Looking Ahead to Christmas
Here is the GFS 12z Run on Christmas Morning. On this run, the state is under the influence of another high pressure system moving in from Canada. A few flurries are shown across the state, which would add a festive tone to the day. Temperatures look to be cold, but not as cold as they …
Very Cold This Morning
Here is a list of lows this morning across the state Shenandoah -17 Clarinda -17 Atlantic -13 Sioux City -13 Creston, Harlan and Estherville -11 Audubon and Red Oak -10 Carroll, Orange City and Sheldon -9 Fort Dodge, Denison, LeMars -8 Algona, Knoxville, Ames, Algona and Mason City -7 Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and …
Going Below Zero
Readings have already dropped below zero over much of the state tonight. Coupled with the winds that are still at 10-20mph, are creating wind chills in the -10s and -20s. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until tomorrow morning for the western 3/4ths of the state. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect …
Blizzard of 2009: Final Snow Amounts
Here are the final Snow Amounts from the Blizzard. A few totals are the same from earlier, but some have been updated and others have been added. Some Additional Reports Sunbury 10 inches Mount Auburn 12 inches Davenport 11.7 inches Dubuque 10.5 inches