Freezing drizzle continues in the state early this morning, coating surfaces with a glaze of ice once more. Roads continue to have icy patches so if travelling be very cautious of any slight glazing that may be on the roads from the drizzle that is continuing to occur. The freezing drizzle will continue through most …
Category: All of Iowa
Warnings Trimmed
Here are the current warnings as of mid-afternoon. The NWS in Des Moines has cancelled the Ice Storm Warning, but it remains in effect in eastern Iowa at least until Thursday morning, or until it’s cancelled. A Winter Weather Advisory is still in effect in northern Iowa until Thursday morning and a Freezing Rain advisory …
Ice Storm Continues
The main batch of freezing rain and sleet early this afternoon was located over the eastern portions of the state into NC Iowa. Amounts have been generally between a quarter up to just over a half inch of ice. The main roads throughout the state vary wildly, with some roads wet to others being completely …
Ice Storm Warnings Issued
Above is a map of the current advisories and warnings that are now in effect in the state of Iowa. Ice Storm Warnings are in effect in central Iowa until Wednesday afternoon in southern parts of the state and Thursday morning in the north. Other advisories are in effect through various times between Wednesday afternoon …
Watches issued for Wednesday
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the western 2/3rds of the state. The following counties are under the Winter Storm Watch, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Sac, Story, Tama, Warren, Appanoose, Davis, …
An Active Week Ahead
Another day and more dense fog shrouding the landscape. Dense Fog advisories remain in effect this afternoon, with some already being extended into Tuesday morning. Other possible extensions are likely to occur. A storm system will move into the state on Wednesday bringing a chance of some freezing rain. Amounts will generally be under 1/4 …
Another Night of Dense Fog
A dense fog advisory is now in effect until Noon Monday for most of the state. The exceptions are in NE Iowa, but an advisory may be issued later this evening. Like last night, visibilities will be greatly reduced with low-level moisture from melting snow, in some cases down to less than a quarter mile. …
Dense Fog This Morning
A dense fog advisory is in effect for almost all of the state through the morning hours (Only Allamakee County in NE Iowa is excluded, but patchy dense fog is possible there as well) Visibilities are likely to be under a quarter mile through the morning hours. Make sure to use low beams if you …
The First Two Weeks
Here is a chart of the temperature departures over the first two weeks of the year through Thursday. With the exception of Dubuque, the rest of the state is roughly 10-15 degrees below the seasonal average of the first two weeks of the year. The numbers have come up substantially with the recent January thaw …
Slightly Cooler
Temperatures this afternoon aren’t quite as warm as yesterday due to more cloudiness across the state. A few peaks of sunshine have filtered through, but temperatures are in the 20s and 30s in the NW half of the state while the southeastern half remains at or above freezing and in some cases even in the …