It may not seem warm outside today, but temperatures will warm up in only a few days. Above is an image of the projected highs from the MOS data off the GFS. It is showing 50s and 60s across the state with Lincoln NE possibly approaching 70. The warm weather won’t last with a cold …
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Iowa Forecast Video 3/4/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdTSy-ODUc?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SNOW ACTIVITY: A clipper system will be racing through the state today with some light accumulations of snow. Amounts will remain at or under an inch and shouldn’t cause many travel difficulties. What could be a bigger difficulty may be the wind. A Wind Advisory has been issued for southeastern South Dakota, eastern …
Iowa Forecast Video 3/3/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mgbm70kaRk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] COOLER WEEKEND: The weekend will not be bad, but it’s not going to be warm either. It could be a whole lot worse, but will take 30s to near 40 for highs over this weekend. There is a chance of a few snow showers or flurries on Sunday with a disturbance along a …
Iowa Forecast Video 3/2/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cna3BEuhuyM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] STORMY TODAY: The eastern half of the state will be seeing some precipitation today while the western half sees little more than possibly a sprinkle or a flurry. A storm system that will also be responsible for a widespread severe weather outbreak across the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys later today and tonight …
Iowa Forecast Video 3/1/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyo3ivgMl2A?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NEXT SYSTEM FRIDAY: Another system will be on the way to the state Friday, but several models are having difficulty with what may occur. Basing off the GFS Model Run, we are likely to see some wintry mix move in late tonight into Friday morning. Friday will see the precipitation change to rain …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/29/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rridaj-JERM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINDY TODAY: Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be moving out of the state early this morning (likely before you watch the video). Winds will be gusty all day out of the west and southwest. A wind advisory is in effect for a large section of the state through this evening. Winds may gust …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/28/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84nBVvkemDw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAINY DAY: Most of the precipitation today will be in the form of rain, however some of it early in the morning may be freezing on some surfaces causing slick conditions on the roads. This will likely improve my mid-day as temperatures rise. The far northern counties may see a wintry mix for …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/27/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCj4J-O4Bp0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NEXT SYSTEM: Today will be the calm before the storm. It will be cooler than it was Sunday when readings got well into the 50s even with the snow on the ground (of which most of it melted). Tuesday will have southerly winds and temperatures back into at least the 40s, if not …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/26/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37OLp69iynE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARM SUNDAY: It will be warm and a bit breezy today across the state. Temperatures will be in the 40s leading to some melting of the snow. A cold front will come through late but bring no precipitation with it. It will bring readings back down to the 30s for the beginning of …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/25/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg2UBA-09WQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET WEEKEND: Temperatures will be slightly above average this weekend with a slow melt of the fresh snow that fell Thursday into Friday. It will be a bit windy as well with a storm system skirting to our north on Sunday. Temperatures will drop back into the 30s for highs to begin the …