Yesterday morning, the state was in the 30s and 40s. The eastern part of the state made it into the 50s and some lower 60s, but the front that blew through yesterday took those wonderful temperatures away. They were replaced this morning by well below average temperatures. Lows this morning were well below zero with …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Advisory Update
The Wind Chill advisory has been extended eastward to include portions of east-central and Southeast Iowa effective until Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in SE Iowa for freezing rain and sleet that is currently falling in those areas. It will switch to all snow in a few hours. Temperatures statewide have …
Morning Warmth, Afternoon Frigid
The Chart above shows the temperatures from Midnight through 2pm this afternoon. It shows that temperatures have really nosedived across the state (except the extreme east and southeast). Temperature drops have been rapid, with 20-30° drops in 2-3 hours. Ottumwa (OTT on the chart) dropped 23° in only 1 hour. The temperature difference from the …
Season Changer
At Mid-Morning, temperatures are taking a tremendous temperature dive across the western part of Iowa. Temperatures have already fallen into the single digits in Sioux City (5°), LeMars (5°), and Orange City (9°), with wind chills approaching -20°. Meanwhile spring time weather continues in the eastern half of the state with Des Moines (51°) and …
Wind Chill Advisory
A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for Monday for the following counties in Iowa, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago, Worth and Wright that begins at at Midnight and expires at 6pm. A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for Monday for the following counties in Iowa, …
Nosedive
Temperatures late this evening are tumbling across the plains. Readings below zero with wind chills as low as -35° were reported in North Dakota at 11pm. Aberdeen had a temperature of only 7° with a wind chill of -16°. This cold wave is expected to make an appearance in NW Iowa before sunrise and sweep …
Advisories Tonight
There is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from early tomorrow morning through 6pm tomorrow night. This will be in effect for O’Brien, Dickinson, Lyon, Sioux and Plymouth Counties in NW Iowa. Snowfall on Sunday will range from 1-3 inches in the advisory area and with considerable wind, the snow will be blowing around. Wind …
A Warm Day
Temperatures have risen this morning into the 30s and 40s across the state. A reading in the 50s is possible in SW Iowa this afternoon. Winds are gusty out of the south bringing the warmth northward, giving Iowa a break from the colder than average temps that have been the norm for the past few …
Split among the State
The western part of the state this afternoon is seeing temperatures in the 30s and 40s while the eastern side is teens and lower 20s. For example at 1pm along US Hwy 30, from east to west Clinton was at 19, Cedar Rapids 15, Marshalltown 15, Ames 21, Boone 27, Carroll 39, Denison 37. The …
Interesting Storm This Weekend
An interesting setup will occur this weekend as temperatures rise above freezing. First a storm will plunge arctic cold into the west, while a ridge develops in the east, allowing warmer weather to move into the state. Most of the precip on Sunday will be in the form of rain, but this could change as …