[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMLbSubBMw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] A BREAK: Snow will come to an end from west to east early today after dumping in some places quite a bit of snow while others steered clear from the heaviest totals. Temperatures will be cooler as can be expected with snow on the ground. Readings will be in the 30s with lows …

Big changes have occurred overnight across the state. The Winter Storm Watch has been cancelled in the eastern counties of the state by the NWS in La Crosse and Quad Cities. The Winter Storm Warning has been trimmed slightly in central Iowa with Winter Weather Advisories continuing. The Winter Storm Warning has been expanded slightly …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H807y94C7aM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] FUN!: A sarcastic term for the storm that is on the way today. It’s still up in the air where the heaviest snow will fall and we may not know until it begins falling later today. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories have been issued. Some estimates of 6-10″ are possible. HOWEVER, some of …

Remember area forecast discussions are very technical and can be hard to understand for those who aren’t weather geeks. HAVE UPDATED FORECAST FOR FURTHER SOUTH TREND IN THE NAM/SREF/RUC/HRRR MODELS ALL TRENDING FURTHER SOUTH MORE IN LINE WITH THE 12Z EC/GEM. THESE LATEST RUNS BRING THE SURFACE LOW FROM SIOUX CITY TO SOUTHEASTERN IOWA…WITH THE …

NOTE: The area across the Siouxland that is blank with warnings and advisories has been filled in and moved SW to include Sioux City. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for a large section of the state (In pink) with Advisories to the north and south of the Warning area. The …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZiW-OgtX0U?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DISTURBANCE FREEWAY: All aboard the disturbance freeway, a roadway of weak systems that will traverse the state with some rain and a wintry cocktail of sleet, snow and ice over the next few days. Although the amounts through the end of the week will remain light, at least a quarter inch of liquid …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvjNunndQsU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] ACTIVE WEEK: The week filled with precipitation chances continues with another system on the way Wednesday and Thursday. This one will bring some rain and wintry mix to the state as well as some snow. Amounts will be light similar to Monday’s event. After this storm, temperatures will drop back into the 30s …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HB2frJruk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] PRECIP THIS WEEK: Decent chances of precipitation throughout the week starting today with a system that will bring mainly rain to the state, however some of it over the northern and northwestern counties may be in the form of a wintry mix. This moves off Tuesday with another system on its heels on …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQCx1PMAV-E?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] TWO STORMS: Chances of precipitation return to the state this coming week with Monday into Tuesday and again late Wednesday into Thursday. First off both systems will bring mainly rain to the state with the northern counties possibly getting some wintry mix during the overnight hours. Of the two systems, the Monday into …