Welcome to December, the last month of the year. In December, temperatures continue to drop with average highs dropping from the 30s into the 20s and the lows dropping into the single digits and teens. For example Mason City drops from an average of 33 and 17 on the 1st to 23 and 6 on …

These are the model runs that have been run today for December 14th at 6pm and December 15th at Midnight. This is why looking this far out on model runs doesn’t give you a concrete forecast. From the first run last night showing a developing storm to the SW with Iowa on the warm side, …

Temperatures today have been in the 40s and 50s, with sunny skies. This is forecast to continue tomorrow as well, with some locations possibly hitting 60 in southern Iowa. Tomorrow also begins meteorological winter as well as the month of December. Colder weather will swarm over the state later this week, with some chances of …

A above average Saturday is in store today across the state. Highs will be in the 40s and lower 50s statewide. This might be the last “warm” day for a while as cooler temperatures are forecast to move in beginning on Sunday and lasting through the rest of the upcoming week. Highs next week will …

There is a lot to be thankful for this year. There has been fewer tornadoes this year then in past years and no widespread flooding has occurred this year. Mother Nature isn’t giving us any breaks however today, as skies remain mostly cloudy across the state with temperatures in the 30s with wind chills down …

The light rain has begun to switch to sleet and snow across the western half of the state. This will continue through the evening and overnight hours across the state. Accumulations will remain light with many locations receiving less than an inch of snow. Bridges and overpasses may become slippery this evening and overnight, but …

Some scattered rain showers are moving through the state this afternoon. The rain may be heavy at times, but isn’t expected to last very long. The heaviest rain was falling across central Iowa and across the eastern part of the state. Amounts up to a half inch will be possible through tomorrow morning. The rain …

Here is a chart of the weather for cities in which there are direct flights to and from any of the airports in the state of Iowa for Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday and where there could be delays. Note, where some airports might have volume delays due to the holiday even if the …

Looking toward Thanksgiving, the weather will be tranquil across the state for the holiday. However, leading up to Thursday, the weather will be unsettled. Light rain has moved into the state late this afternoon into this evening and will continue off and on through Tuesday. Some of the precipitation may mix with snow at times …