The latest GFS Snowfall Forecast is out and it’s quite alarming to see the large amounts of snow that is possible across the state. Although the amounts seen in the image are a bit high, the snowfall ratio will start around 10:1 and increase by late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning to 15-20:1. (To explain …
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Forecast Discussion on Storm from NWS Des Moines
Below is a portion of the Area Forecast Discussion from the NWS in Des Moines with regards to the snow storm this coming week. WELL ADVERTISED SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM…THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHERN WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY. A …
Snow Forecast for This Week’s Storms
The latest forecasts from both the GFS and the NAM have been showing snowfall forecasts similiar to what you see above. The heaviest snows will be falling across the southern and southeastern counties of the state mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday. The snow that will fall on Monday will be from a seperate snow storm …
A Big Snowy Mess On the Way
Here are the latest watches, warnings and advisories. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the northern sections of the state, with a Winter Storm Watch effective in the southern counties of the state. A list of which counties are under what until when follows. Winter Weather Advisory: Midnight Monday morning …
Bitter Cold Again Next Week
Looking ahead to next week bitterly cold temperatures will be making a reappearance across the state. With a fresh blanket of snow, light wind and clear skies, temperatures will bottom out below zero once again Wednesday and Thursday morning of next week, with the coldest morning being on Thursday (as an average across all cities). …
Weather, Nature and our wonderful Environment
Good evening from Overlook Farm at Lakota, Iowa! We had a nice dusting of snow today covering the already pristine snow here in North Central Iowa. Three days of thawing this week helped reduce our snow piles on the farm yet cold weather is creeping back tonight. We started the day at 29 F and …
Morning AFD from NWS Des Moines
From the NWS Des Moines’ Area Forecast Discussion on the possible snow event beginning Monday and lasting through Wednesday of next week. MODELS BEGINNING TO COME CLOSER IN THEIR SOLUTIONS AND WOULD PUT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OR SO OF IOWA UNDER THE GUN FOR TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IN …
Possible Big Snow Next Week?
A large storm system will be very close to the state next week and more and more model runs have been showing that it will effect the state in some way with some wintry precipitation. The image above shows the 12z GEM Model at 6am Wednesday morning. This shows a low pressure east of St …
Last Time There was Drought
The image above shows the last time there was a “hint” of drought across the state. The yellow across southwestern Iowa and a small smidge of eastern Allamakee County in NE Iowa was considered abnormally dry or D0 on the drought monitor. The last time D1 or Moderate Drought occurred in the state was September …
Still Looking Warm Friday
Looks like the last two days of the week will be warm across the state of Iowa, with Friday being the warmest of the two. Above is the forecasted high temperatures based on the 0z GFS Model run. The entire state should make it above the freezing mark on Friday which will allow for some …