Light rain with embedded thunderstorms are moving through the northeastern quarter of Iowa this morning. Lightning is few and far between, so hearing a clap of thunder or seeing a stroke or two of lightning this morning will be possible. Temperatures have stayed above freezing all night so it has stayed all rain, although some …
Category: All of Iowa
Winter Storm Watch to the North
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued in southern Minnesota for Thursday’s storm. Up to 6 inches or more of snow may fall in those areas. Anyone traveling to the Twin Cities, or is flying through the Twin Cities on Thursday should keep up to date on this storm. As for what will happen in …
Warmup
Temperatures have warmed into the 40s and 50s across the state. This will continue tomorrow as well. The next storm is beginning to shape up, freezing rain and sleet may begin late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Freezing rain and/or sleet may be ongoing at sunrise Thursday and will switch over to all rain. The …
Calm Weather
Another Morning of below zero temperatures with Monticello and Mason City topping the list at -2°, Waterloo and Decorah with -1°. Temperatures will rebound today into the 20s to lower 30s with sunny skies. Temperatures will begin a warmup ahead of the next storm at mid-week. Highs Tuesday through Thursday will be in the 30s …
Cold Morning
Temperatures this morning fell below zero at Mason City (-1°), while Estherville and Spencer fell to 0°. The rest of the state had single digit lows except the Des Moines metro, SW Iowa and Keokuk which fell to 12°. Another night in the single digits tonight will be followed by a warmup with highs reaching …
Blowing Snow Continues
Accumulating snow has ended across the state this afternoon. A few flurries or a snow shower continue mainly in the eastern part of the state. The wind continues to gust to 40mph, leading to blowing and drifting snow. Road conditions have improved slightly from this morning. Winds will begin to subside tonight as temperatures fall …
Snow and Wind
Snow is beginning to taper off early this morning, but the wind continues gusting to over 40mph across the state. This will likely lead to ground blizzard conditions in areas that recieved siginificant snow (at least an inch or two). Visibilities have dropped under a mile in several locations and wind chills have fallen below …
Snow Moving In
Light to Moderate snow is moving through the state this evening. The heaviest concentration was located in NC and NE Iowa. Roads are becoming snow covered in NC Iowa and this will continue to spread across the eastern half of the state overnight. Accumulations of 3-8 inches will be possible east of a Mason City …
Cool Dry Air
Winds have slackened off today as cool dry air has moved into the state. Dewpoints at midday are in the single digits and lower teens, which means a very cold night in store tonight as the temperature settles down to the dewpoint. Actual readings are in the teens and 20s. A clipper system is forecast …
Late Night Look
Wind continues to be the main factor tonight with gusty northwest winds. Wind Chills have fallen below zero in NW and NC Iowa, where temperatures are in the single digits and low teens. Temperatures will continue falling tonight into the single digits and teens statewide, with a few places possibly going below zero. If there …