To really tell the story of this arctic outbreak would be like taking the outbreak Iowa had back in Mid-January and extending it by 10 or so more days in a row. The cold outbreak began on January 25th with an Alberta Clipper racing SE across the Dakotas. By the 26th a strong low was …
Category: All of Iowa
Heading Back Below Zero
After a nice thaw over the weekend temperatures will be retreating back below zero for lows again. Gusty northwest winds are bringing down more cold air from the arctic today. Temperatures tonight will drop below zero in the northern half of the state where snowpack still reigns while the rest of the state will see …
A Few Icy Patches Possible
After another day of above freezing temperatures a few roads that did experience some melting snow may refreeze overnight leading to a few icy patches across the state. A few flurries will pass through the state later tonight and into tomorrow amounting to little, but colder air will follow for a few days, taking a …
The Haves and Have Nots
Temperature readings at mid-afternoon (3pm) across the state really show where the snow is and isn’t. Here are some of the haves (Snowpack) Ames 38° Mason City 38° Dubuque 38° Waterloo 39° and some of the have nots (Little to no snowpack) Lamoni 61° Red Oak 61° Mt. Pleasant 57° Ottumwa 55° Keokuk 61°
Car Washes Busy Today
Temperatures at midday have risen above freezing all across the state. 30s were contained to the northern and eastern parts of the state where there is still more snow cover while the southwestern part of the state, where there is less snow cover, temperatures have risen into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Gusty southwest …
Historical WX: The Arctic Cold of 1996
A massive arctic high settled into the upper midwest from January 30th through February 4th in 1996. Temperatures nosedived below zero and stayed there for up to a week in some places. Schools were closed statewide in Minnesota and many schools in Iowa were closed during the peak of the cold spell on the 1st …
Warm Weather Returning
Winds are beginning to shift to the south in the western part of the state this afternoon. That will bring in warmer weather on Saturday with many places going above freezing for the first time in awhile. However it will not last as another push of cold air will move in on Super Bowl Sunday …
Up and Down
Gusty northwest winds are blowing in more cold air into the state today. Temperatures however remain near average at early afternoon with mainly 20s across the state. Some scattered flurries are being reported which will not amount to much. A cold day will be on tap tomorrow followed by a warm day Saturday that could …
Another Morning Below Zero
Low this morning fell back below zero again. Temperatures were as low as -16 in Jefferson and -15 in Ames. Only extreme southeast Iowa held on above zero due to clouds from the weak disturbance that brought light snow to the state yesterday. Tonight will be warmer with southerly winds ahead of another weak storm …
Missing all the Action
Only a few flurries are flying around here with a slight dusting here and there. The bigger action is to the south. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 524 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 …DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA…WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS… …THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER …