A bitterly cold day of several in the forecast makes it’s debut today with high temperatures across the state ranging from a quality 3 degrees in Sioux Falls to right around the freezing point in the southeast at 32. Temperatures are already frigidly cold this morning, in the lower single digits for many, with wind …
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5:00 AM: Snow, Freezing Rain, Sleet Overspreading the State
Precipitation is currently overspreading the state southeast of a line from Prairie Du Chien to Nebraska City at the five o’clock hour with precipitation ranging from snow for the vast majority, to sleet for Clinton, Davenport, Muscatine, Fairfield, and Bloomfield, to freezing rain for those in far southeast Iowa in Burlington, Keosauqua, Mount Pleasant, and associated …
MORNING UPDATE: Significant Snow, Ice Event on the Way Today
A significant snow and icing event is on the way today as a surface low moves through the area. The entire state is under a Winter Storm Warning for the majority of the day today due to either heavy snow or icy conditions. This is a very tough forecast to nail down due to considerable …
Long Time Since Last Blizzard or Ice Storm Warning
Out of curiosity, we went over to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s website this evening to produce these two maps that show when the last Ice Storm Warning or Blizzard Warning was issued. It’s been a long time for both! For the Des Moines weather office, it’s been about six years since the last Ice Storm …
UPDATE: Winter Storm with Significant Snow and Ice Accumulations Expected Monday
Not a lot of big changes to mention with the new forecast package this afternoon. A major winter storm is still pegged to impact the region beginning early Monday morning and continuing into Tuesday morning. Deep and unseasonably high will overspread the state along the low pressure system, and this will assist in yielding significant snow …
Significant Winter Storm Pegged to Impact Area Late Sunday through Monday
A 300mb upper level low is expected to eject out of the four corners region into western Missouri by Monday afternoon with a surface low parallel underneath this. This continues the active pattern of a long term trough over the western half of the US that has provided several shortwaves in the past few days to …
WEEKEND: Wintry Mix of Precipitation Expected Across Northeast Iowa
A deep trough across the west is providing southwesterly flow across the midwest with several shortwaves riding along the path. The first is currently moving across Iowa tonight and will impact the state through the overnight and morning hours in the form of a wintry mix with snow in the northwest with a mix in …
The Wild and Wacky Weather Show – Presented by El Niño
Seemingly endless rain continues across the state this morning and will likely continue through some of the day. Additional rainfall amounts of a half inch to an inch will be possible in some areas by the time all is set and done. This is a very rare event to occur: Preliminary data indicates 1.49″ of …
Is this Forecast for Mid-December… or Early Spring?
Today: A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through this morning. Otherwise, Partly Cloudy skies will be seen today with highs in the low-to-mid 40s north to the low-to-mid 50s south. Breezy. Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Lows in the 30s. Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy. Highs in the mid-to-upper 40s to low-to-mid 50s. Slight chance of light rain. …
Sunshine with a Fly on the Weekend
NO Video Today NOT MUCH HAPPENING: The warm temperatures are expected to last through the weekend and into next week with only a slight chance of a rain or snow shower late Saturday night into Sunday being the only fly in the ointment. Highs today will be in the upper 30s in the northwestern counties …