Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
No Video Today NICE TODAY, CHANGES COMING: It will be a nice day across the state with some sunshine coming in as the day progresses after some possible morning fog in our northeastern counties Highs today will range from the 30s north to the lower 40s south. We will see another warm day on Sunday …
DISTURBANCES: A disturbance will move across the state today bringing a few snow showers or flurries to the state. The best chances look to be across the northern half of the state but any accumulations look to be a half inch or less at best. Highs today will be in the 20s north to the …
Blizzard Warnings, Winter Storm Warnings, and Winter Weather Advisories remain posted this morning across much of the northwestern part of the state. While snowfall will begin to diminish overnight, the worst of the winds of this event will create the worst of the blizzard conditions that we’ve seen thus far. Northwesterly winds of 20-30 MPH …
Short term forecast-Our winter storm continues to rage on and cause major travel issues. The center of low pressure responsible for this storm is currently located in far southeast Nebraska, nearing southwest Iowa and it is moving very slowly to the east and north. There are three bands of concern right now in the state, …
Road conditions are very bad and travel is not advised in all the northern 1/3rd of the state including I-35 north of Ames to the Minnesota border and I-29 in the Sioux City area. Here roads are completely covered and travel is very poor to impossible due to falling snow or blowing snow. Anywhere from …
Short term- The Major winter storm continues. In northern/northwestern Iowa conditions are very significant at this time and travel is not advised. I-29 is closed near Sioux City because of such poor conditions. Many cities are here are reporting heavy snow and whiteout conditions and winds are also very strong causing substantial blowing …
A major winter storm is expected to impact the area beginning later tonight and into early Wednesday morning. Models have come into somewhat better agreement over the last 24 hours on tracking the upper level cyclone out of the southwest and into the central Plains later today via a fast upper level jet at 250 mb. …
To much surprise the first flower of 2016 season has already opened today! The plant to claim this title goes to one single snowdrop ( Galanthus elwesii ) that decided to take the plunge and open today in the brilliant sunshine and high of 48.F that we had. This is by far much earlier than …
A significant blizzard is current on track to affect the state early next week, beginning late Monday night and continuing through early Wednesday morning. A disturbance over the Pacific is expected to develop into an upper-level low today and trek it’s way to the Oklahoma panhandle by tomorrow. By Tuesday night, a very strong 300 mb …
Confidence is continuing to increase by the day and the hour for a blizzard to impact the state early next week. A disturbance currently over the Pacific Ocean, over 3,000 miles away from the state, is expected to be the “match” for a potentially significant event to impact the area. This disturbance will likely develop into …