Snow, moderate to heavy at times, some mixed with some thunder and lightning continues over a large portion of the state this evening. Travel is not advised over most of the state, the exception the far northwestern counties. Tow bans are in effect on many roads and these will continue at least through tomorrow night, …
Category: Winter Weather
Blizzard 2012 Update
The storm is still on track to move through the state later tonight into Thursday. Snowfall amounts are still on target, but could be a bit higher than our estimate we made yesterday. There is still a question of the rain to snow switchover occurring in the eastern and southeastern counties of the state. Some …
Iowa Weather Report December 19th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0JVc7doo7w&w=640&h=480] SNOW DAYS SNOW DAYS: Snow is on the way and a White Christmas for most if not all the state as well. Snow will begin breaking out in the western counties by late morning into the early afternoon and spread east during the day. It is likely going to start out as rain …
Iowa Weather Report December 18th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfODHQXndc&w=640&h=480] TALKING SNOW: A weak disturbance today will move across the northern counties of the state into Minnesota. This may bring a few flurries or light snow showers to that area. Little if any accumulation with that is expected at this time. The storm that has everyone’s attention right now is the one coming …
Iowa Weather Report December 17th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYuPN9VtFQ&w=640&h=480] AHEAD OF THE STORM: Readings will be at or just slightly above average for the next few days before the next storm moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. There will be a lot of clouds around with several disturbances that will be brushing the state. One today will be moving to our south …
Iowa Weather Report December 16th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLIdSKfK24&w=640&h=480] PREPPING: Today will see some backwash cloudiness from the departing storm system over the Great Lakes. More clouds over the east than in the west, thus temperatures will be in the 30s to near 40 across most of the state today with a slight chance of seeing a flurry or sprinkle across the …
Iowa Weather Report December 15th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzkUnTU9tiA&w=640&h=480] RAINY DAY: Rain will begin the day but become less numerous as drier air will move through the state later today. The rain won’t completely go away, just become more scattered and lighter. Most of the rainfall was last night so amounts by later today should be over a half inch to perhaps …
Iowa Weather Report December 14th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi9atv1G1Hc&w=640&h=480] ANOTHER WARM DAY: With regards to the middle of December, 40s and 50s are not typical of this time of year, so a warm day is in store again across the state with increasing cloudiness with the storm system approaching from the southwest. RAINY SATURDAY: No real changes with the system late tonight …
Iowa Weather Report December 13th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIkqAd0brN8&w=640&h=480] SEASONALLY WARM: No real change from yesterday with regards to the rest of this week. Readings will remain above seasonal levels with upper 30s to lower 50s across the state with sunny skies and a few passing clouds. The winds will be breezy at times out of the south bringing the warmth into …
Iowa Weather Report December 12th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTr8CQQ8es&w=640&h=480] WARMER AND STILL DRY: The benign pattern continues over the state through the rest of the work week with a slow warm up still forecast. Readings today will be in the upper 30s north where there is a little snow on the ground to the mid to upper 40s across the south with …