[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot9ceptcR2A&w=640&h=480] WELCOME TO POLAR AIR: The new year has begun and cold air has made its appearance well known. Readings today will be in the teens to lower 20s across the state. This run does show that the cold weather may not last as long as once was forecast, although with the snow pack …
Category: All of Iowa
Iowa Weather Report December 31st 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzIqWuV67n8&w=640&h=480] NEW YEARS “EVE”N COLDER: Temperatures are taking the plunge with many areas seeing minus signs in front of their temperature readings over the next few mornings. Gusty winds from the northwest will usher the bitter air into the state. Tuesday morning we’ll see readings between single digits both above and below zero, with …
Iowa Weather Report December 30th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_iMh1Gwuc&w=640&h=480] NEW YEARS FREEZE: Enjoy the sunshine and warmer temperatures today because a dump of cold air is waiting in the wings to come at us tomorrow through the rest of the week. Highs today will be in the 20s to lower 30s with sunny skies with a few clouds increasing toward the afternoon …
Iowa Weather Report December 29th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-6u37sM1Do&w=640&h=480] DRY AND COLD: Looks like a dry week ahead for the state with cold weather becoming the rule. Highs today will be in the upper teens to lower to middle 20s across the area. A bit warmer Sunday with highs approaching the freezing mark in southern Iowa before a cold blast moves in …
Snow Totals (December 27th-28th 2012)
Here are the totals from the storm that moved through the state over the last few days. Sioux City 5.2″ Le Mars 5″ Sac City 5″ Holstein 5″ Battle Creek 4.7″ Sioux Center 4.3″ Little Sioux 4″ Rock Valley 4″ Hornick 4″ Algona 4″ Lester 4″ Akron 4″ Remsen 3.7″ Ida Grove 3.5″ Sheldon 3.5″ …
Iowa Weather Report December 28th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzahJc9ikgw&w=640&h=480] NOTE: The NCEP Model Page is still in a chaotic mess, so we again used NCAR through 192 hours and San Jose State University for the other model images. HAPPY BIRTHDAY IOWA: Yes on this date back in 1846, President James K Polk signed Iowa’s Admission Bill into Law making Iowa the 29th …
Iowa Weather Report December 27th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ycndnN3Nkg&w=640&h=480] NOTE: NCEP Model Page would not load (not on my end) so Model Images have come from different sources. Hopefully the error will have been fixed by the time many of you watch or read this post. SNOW ENTERING: Increasing cloudiness today with a new storm that will bring more snow to the …
Iowa Weather Report December 26th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTSdcTb_TE&w=640&h=480] SNOW AHEAD: The system late this week doesn’t look too fierce but it still may cause a few travel issues Thursday into Friday across mainly the northern half to two thirds of the state. Snowfall with this system will be about an inch at best, with perhaps two inches max over the northwestern …
Iowa Weather Report December 25th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OgJcwPbxZQ&w=640&h=480] MERRY CHRISTMAS: Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone today. The weather will be more the merrier with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the single digits northwest to teens to lower 20s south and east with light winds. FRIDAY SNOW: GFS is not very bullish on the storm that will …
Iowa Weather Report December 24th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whegegz6UF4&w=640&h=480] GETTING COLD: Temperatures are going to feel like winter for sure now across the state. Highs today will be in the 20s but this will feel warm compared to the rest of the week. A few light snow showers or flurries will be moving out during the morning hours but skies will remain …