Light to at times Moderate snow continues through the state at midday. Currently the snow is heaviest in southern Iowa right now. This is likely where the heaviest amounts will be from this storm. The snow is very fluffy and dry in nature. This means it isn’t the kind of snow for making a snowman …
Category: All of Iowa
Winter Weather Tuesday
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Tuesday. The advisory includes the entire state of Iowa except, Lyon, Sioux, Osceola and Dickinson counties in NW Iowa. A Widespread band of 3-6 inches will be possible in the central part of the state from west to east, with lesser amounts to the north and south. …
Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Tuesday for the following counties in Iowa, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Greene, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Warren, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Keokuk, Cedar, Clinton, Jefferson, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott, Van …
24 Hours Later, BRRRR!
Yesterday morning, the state was in the 30s and 40s. The eastern part of the state made it into the 50s and some lower 60s, but the front that blew through yesterday took those wonderful temperatures away. They were replaced this morning by well below average temperatures. Lows this morning were well below zero with …
Advisory Update
The Wind Chill advisory has been extended eastward to include portions of east-central and Southeast Iowa effective until Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued in SE Iowa for freezing rain and sleet that is currently falling in those areas. It will switch to all snow in a few hours. Temperatures statewide have …
Morning Warmth, Afternoon Frigid
The Chart above shows the temperatures from Midnight through 2pm this afternoon. It shows that temperatures have really nosedived across the state (except the extreme east and southeast). Temperature drops have been rapid, with 20-30° drops in 2-3 hours. Ottumwa (OTT on the chart) dropped 23° in only 1 hour. The temperature difference from the …
Season Changer
At Mid-Morning, temperatures are taking a tremendous temperature dive across the western part of Iowa. Temperatures have already fallen into the single digits in Sioux City (5°), LeMars (5°), and Orange City (9°), with wind chills approaching -20°. Meanwhile spring time weather continues in the eastern half of the state with Des Moines (51°) and …
Wind Chill Advisory
A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for Monday for the following counties in Iowa, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago, Worth and Wright that begins at at Midnight and expires at 6pm. A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for Monday for the following counties in Iowa, …
Nosedive
Temperatures late this evening are tumbling across the plains. Readings below zero with wind chills as low as -35° were reported in North Dakota at 11pm. Aberdeen had a temperature of only 7° with a wind chill of -16°. This cold wave is expected to make an appearance in NW Iowa before sunrise and sweep …
A Warm Day
Temperatures have risen this morning into the 30s and 40s across the state. A reading in the 50s is possible in SW Iowa this afternoon. Winds are gusty out of the south bringing the warmth northward, giving Iowa a break from the colder than average temps that have been the norm for the past few …