The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a WINTER STORM WARNING effective at Midnight tonight until Midnight Saturday morning for the counties highlighted in pink on the image above. TIMING…SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWESTERN IOWA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH NORTHEASTERN IOWA BEFORE SUNRISE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE DAY …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/19/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40bQX9tXUwI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] AHEAD TO FRIDAY: A significant snow storm is forecast to breeze through the state on Friday with several inches of snow. The NAM and GFS are both showing snowfall amounts of at least 4-6″+ across the northern counties, with little if anything over the far south. This will be a quick mover, coming …
Wind Chill Advisory Across Northern Iowa
Temperatures will get quite cold Thursday morning and with a little breeze, wind chills will get dangerous cold. A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for this reason Thursday morning (not this morning) for the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/18/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AlhQHrs1Q?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] COLD AND SNOWY: It’ll be a cold one for the next few days across the state, especially by Thursday when readings will struggle to reach the teens for highs. Lows the next few nights will be in the single digits above and below zero depending on wind and snow cover. Another storm blows …
Light Snow Amounts
The snow has mainly ended across the state, but the blowing and drifting continues. 1-3″ was the rule across the state. Road conditions are improving especially across the western half of the state. Partly to completely covered roads remain over the east. Temperatures will continue to fall as well with lows tonight in the single …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/17/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgegUMlTPFk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UP AND DOWN: It’ll be down for a few days with regards to the temperatures. A storm system will be departing the state later today after bringing some snow to the state, amounts ranging from a trace to a few inches. Cold air follows in the wake of this system with temperatures for …
Arctic air moving in late tomarrow, Flurries with the front. Highs in the single digits Thursday with lows below zero, then more snow Friday Night. Updated X2
Regional weather view. A more active pattern will continue across the Upper Midwest. The next system will effect Minnesota with some minor snow. One big story will be the very cold arctic air showing it’s face for the 1st time across the Upper Midwest. The next system arrives Friday. Local and metro views. weather view. Note; In this forecast, highs …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/16/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOVC-10MaTM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINTRY MIX: A disturbance will move through the state today, with colder air in the offing for later in the week. This system will bring some rain/snow mix to the state during the daylight hours with all precipitation changing to snow overnight. Up to an inch of snow is possible by Tuesday morning, …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/15/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oZk8A8Cqw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SPLIT STATE: Temperatures today will be dependent on the amount of snow if any on the ground at a given location. Across the western counties, where snow is not on the ground, temperatures will easily achieve the 40s to near 50, while the eastern counties will struggle into the lower and middle 30s. …
A couple of cool new features on my blog + celebrating the 1000th post!
New Feature There are a couple things new this morning. One of those new things is the starting of a new page here at my blog which I am excited to get going! Some viewers may have noticed a new tab bar has popped above the posts, and just below the header. The tab has …