A Spring vs Winter clash is set to take place over the state of Iowa for the rest of this evening into the overnight as cold air over the northern counties and warm air overtopping it will lead to varied weather conditions. South of interstate 80, especially south and southwest of Des Moines, there has …
Category: Winter Weather
Ice Storm Warning for NW Iowa
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued an ICE STORM WARNING from 3am Sunday until Midnight Monday morning for Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O’Brien and Clay counties. * TIMING…RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY …
Winter Storm Warnings in N Iowa
A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Sunday at Midnight through the early morning hours of Monday for the north central and northeastern counties of the state, along with Lyon County in NW Iowa. Freezing rain will be the main hazard Saturday night into Sunday morning with accumulations of a tenth to as …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/19/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMklXh1KvUM&hl=en&fs=1] WINTER’S RETURN: Winter isn’t over, even with the warmer than average temperatures we’ve been seeing over the last week. Wintry precipitation will be making an appearance over the state late Saturday night through the morning hours of Sunday. There’s a good chance, most of the state will see at least a glaze of ice …
Winter To Return by Sunday
As was evidenced in the last post, freezing rain, sleet and snow was going to be possible beginning late Saturday night through the day Sunday across the northern counties of the state. The National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Storm Watch from Saturday evening through Sunday evening for the northern two tiers of …
Cold or Warm, Rain or Snow
Sunday will be very dependent on what side of a warm front you will be on and what type of precipitation you may receive. The precipitation is expected to begin early Sunday morning, when most of the state will be at or just below the freezing mark. This will bring the chance of some snow, …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/18/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLPfF89EKEE&hl=en&fs=1] GOODBYE APRIL: Temperatures typical of the early days of April is history now as a cold front has moved through the state this evening and overnight switching the winds back to the northwest. However, readings aren’t going back to the bitter chill of January. Highs today will be in the 40s to around 50, …
Iowa Forecast Video 02/17/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aLQr_I9VfY&hl=en&fs=1] WARM TERRITORY: The latest GFS MOS data shows very warm temperatures predicted for tomorrow (if the fog burns off in time). Dubuque at 60°, Cedar Rapids at 63°, Waterloo at 64°, Des Moines at 65°, with the big winners being Shenandoah and Clarinda at the big 70°! SUN-MON STORM: A storm will move into …
Iowa Weather Forecast Video 2/16/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoubDnYno_A&hl=en&fs=1] WARM AND WARMER: Temperatures keep going up as the winter thaw continues. 0z MOS Data shows highs on Thursday possibly hitting 60° across the southern half of the state. Clarinda at 66° and Council Bluffs at 65° are some of the warmest highs based on MOS, with Cedar Rapids (59°) and Dubuque (57°) some …
Forecast Video 2/15/11
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vyjdGjRg4c&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW MELTING AWAY: The rest of the week will see more warm weather across the state with a few chances of light rain or drizzle from now through Thursday with the best chances coming Thursday with a cold front moving through the state. STORMY NEXT WEEK?: Another storm, much stronger than Friday’s will move …