Above is the NWS forecast for lows Saturday morning following this snow storm. This could be as cold if not colder than at the beginning of the year. Temperatures will easily drop into the teens and 20s below zero, but a few locations could see -30 or even -35. Spencer dropped to -37° already this …
Category: All of Iowa
Evening Update on Storm
5 inches of snow has fallen already in Sheldon, Primghar and Cherokee. Most amounts in the western 2/3rds of the state are between 2-4 inches right now. Snow will continue at least through Thursday afternoon in the west and Thursday evening in the east. Road Conditions have gone downhill tonight with the snowfall. Travel is …
Winter Storm Warning for Nearly Entire State
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for nearly the entire state (the only exceptions being Allamakee and Winneshiek counties in NE Iowa which are under Winter Weather Advisories). The Warning goes into effect this morning in the western part of the state and this afternoon over the east. It is in effect through Thursday …
An Update for Mid Week Storm
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from 9am Wednesday morning until 6pm Thursday evening for the following counties, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Emmet, Greene, Guthrie, Humboldt, Kossuth, Madison, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Sac, Taylor, Union and Webster. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from Noon Wednesday …
Continued Cold and More Snow!
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued beginning at 3am Wednesday morning and will expire at 6am Friday morning for the following counties, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury. A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued beginning at 6am Wednesday morning and expiring at Noon Friday for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, …
Wind Chill Advisory Once More
A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued tonight through tomorrow morning for the eastern 4/5ths of the state. Wind Chills will drop to between -20 and -30 tonight into tomorrow morning. Actual temperatures will be in the single digits and teens below zero with winds generally between 6-12mph.
Below Zero Again!
It’s becoming a repeating pattern every night this year so far, lows falling below zero across the state. The western part of the state had a reprieve a few nights ago with some clouds, but clear skies last night dropped readings well below zero once again. Spencer won as the coldest location in the state …
Cold Morning In Store
The eastern and northeastern parts of the state remain under clear skies which will lead to very cold temperatures by sunrise. Readings at midnight have already dropped into the teens below zero at Mason City, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Meanwhile in the western part of the state, clouds and some light snow has been falling …
Cold, Cold, Cold
Above is the low temperatures for the ASOS stations across the state this morning. It was brutal across the state, and adding to the arctic cold, winds were between 7-14 mph, creating very dangerous wind chills. This is expected to continue tonight as well, with possibly even COLDER temperatures in store. It wouldn’t be surprising …
2009 Year in Review: Precipitation
The chart above shows the precipitation amounts for the year for selected cities in Iowa and bordering states. Many locations in the state were above average for precipitation for the year except in the northern parts of the state into Wisconsin and Minnesota. Numerous locations in eastern Iowa into neighboring western Illinois were over 10 …