[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2byzwGP7uE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] BACK TO SEASONAL: The days of well above average temperatures has come to an end. A return to more seasonal readings is in the cards for the rest of the week into the weekend. Temperatures will remain in the 30s to near 40° with partly to mostly sunny skies. Winds will remain brisk …
Category: Winter Weather
Iowa Forecast Video 12/12/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4OiVqCTT1w?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WET EARLY WEEK: It’s going to be an abnormal December week across the state. Instead of seeing snow, we’ll be seeing rain and lots of it. A good chance of at least an inch of rain over the southern half of the state through Wednesday night with this system that is expected to …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/10/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iATK9dzSg7I?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARMING UP: It will be a very cold day today across the state after starting off in the single digits either side of zero. Winds will switch to the southwest later today bringing warmer and more manageable readings to the area. Tomorrow will see readings in the 30s to lower 40s across the …
Snow Totals (12/3-4, 2011)
Here are the FINAL Storm Totals for this past weekend’s storm. Vail 6.5″ Kanawha 6.3″ Lake Cornelia 6.2″ Little Sioux 6.2″ Carroll 6.1″ Clarion 6″ Clear Lake 6″ Fort Dodge 6″ Manning 6″ St Ansgar 5.8″ Manson 5.5″ Ocheyedan 5.5″ Emmetsburg 5″ Rockwell City 5″ Osage 4.6″ Akron 4.5″ Belmond 4.5″ Cherokee 4″ Chester 4″ …
Winter Storm Warning Issued Across NW and NC Iowa
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. This for areas from Denison and Carroll northeastward through Fort Dodge to Mason City. …
A Few DOT Shots of Snowy Conditions
Here are a few DOT Camera shots of some snowy road conditions across the state. You can see images from the RWIS stations at anytime at
Partially to Mostly Covered Roads in Western and Northern Iowa
Roads are now becoming impacted by the snow across the northern and western counties of the state. Snow will continue into the evening and overnight hours with roads mainly north and west of a Clarinda to Des Moines to Waterloo to PDC line being the most impacted. Southeast of that line should see little if …
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Weekend Storm
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for a large section of western into northern Iowa for today through tomorrow morning. In these areas, rain and a mix will continue through the morning hours today before colder air filters in changing the precipitation to snow. A swath of 2-5″ of snow with …
Freezing Rain Advisory in NE Iowa
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. For Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Chickasaw and Fayette counties. LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING THRU THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzA99P46VmI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINTER FUN BEGINS: Looks like an all day rain across the southeastern half of the state. Some of the precipitation may mix with some sleet in the early morning as temperatures rise. The precipitation across NW Iowa should start in the form of a mix or all snow. This is the latest snowfall …