[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbCZlJ06cG0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WET WEEK: It’s looking more and more like the storm next week will bring a lot of wet conditions to the state. Today, however will see no such thing with mostly sunny skies and highs climbing into the 30s statewide. There could be some fog in areas that do have snow on the …
Category: All of Iowa
Iowa Forecast Video 12/10/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iATK9dzSg7I?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARMING UP: It will be a very cold day today across the state after starting off in the single digits either side of zero. Winds will switch to the southwest later today bringing warmer and more manageable readings to the area. Tomorrow will see readings in the 30s to lower 40s across the …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/9/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn99q_8xDlA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] REBOUNDING: Temperatures will rebound by the end of the weekend after two days of cold weather Friday and Saturday. Readings today will be in the upper teens to the middle 20s. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny today as the snow from last night and into early this morning will move off …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80y6Dvh7_lw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] LIGHT SNOW: There will be some light snow and/or flurry activity today across the state. The best chance of seeing any accumulation will be along and south of IA Hwy 92. Accumulations will be light with many places seeing less than a half inch of snow, however some locales may get up to …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/7/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_8fMvv-g8U?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SOME SNOW: There is a chance of some light snow across the southern half of the state Thursday with a disturbance moving through. This will reinforce the cold air coming from Canada. Accumulations will remain light with many seeing a dusting, with an inch most likely being the maximum. The snow departs late …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/6/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcRz3xG6VCY?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] CONTINUED QUIET: Still remains quiet for the rest of the week, with slight chance of some flurries or light snow showers Thursday. It won’t amount to much and travel will not be impacted. Temperatures will remain in the 20s to lower 30s across the state, colder in the snowpack areas where some places …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWWdLu6jQY?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET AND COLD: It will be a tranquil week across the state with little if any chances of precipitation. There will be another push of cold Canadian air at mid-week that will drop temperatures a few degrees, otherwise readings will stay in the 20s and lower 30s for highs with lows in the …
Snow Totals (12/3-4, 2011)
Here are the FINAL Storm Totals for this past weekend’s storm. Vail 6.5″ Kanawha 6.3″ Lake Cornelia 6.2″ Little Sioux 6.2″ Carroll 6.1″ Clarion 6″ Clear Lake 6″ Fort Dodge 6″ Manning 6″ St Ansgar 5.8″ Manson 5.5″ Ocheyedan 5.5″ Emmetsburg 5″ Rockwell City 5″ Osage 4.6″ Akron 4.5″ Belmond 4.5″ Cherokee 4″ Chester 4″ …
Record Rainfall Saturday
UNSEASONABLY HEAVY RAINS FELL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA ON SATURDAY…WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE NORTHWEST. SEVERAL STATIONS BROKE DAILY RECORDS FOR PRECIPITATION AS INDICATED BELOW. AT DES MOINES…1.38 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION BROKE THE DAILY RECORD WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY 0.92 INCHES SET IN 1990. IT WAS ALSO THE WETTEST DECEMBER DAY AT DES MOINES SINCE …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR6u87HYMsg?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] COOL COOL COOL: It will be cooler but typical of December weather with temperatures in the 20s and lower 30s for highs through the upcoming week and lows in the single digits and teens (cooler in snow pack areas). No real excitement is seen over the next week sans another frontal system sweeping …