Temperatures will drop throughout the day today with strong and gusty northwesterly winds. The sky has already cleared in western and parts of central Iowa, but a few snow showers will continue until sunset. Wind Chills will drop below zero by this afternoon, some areas already have wind chills there this morning. The winds will …
Snow!
Photo of the 2 inch snowfall that now covers southeast Polk County. Friday Night snow began to move into the area it came down actually Moderate at times but by Saturday morning the snow has moved on. I noticed at first when the snow started, the wind was gusty so Snow was blowing around. And …
Storm After Storm
A weak storm is moving across the state tonight. It will bring a dusting to an inch or so of snow across the northern parts of the state. The wind will become the major factor on Saturday however as another round of cold weather will follow the small accumulating snow. This will be followed by …
Another Morning Close to Zero
A few locations did fall below zero this AM. The coldest temperature at an airport location was -2°, with Monticello and Davenport at -1°. Dubuque fell to 0°. The rest of the state had lows in the single digits to the lower teens with Clarion only falling 14°. Another night of below zero temperatures may …
Getting Colder
Tonight, lows will drop into the single digits above and below zero in most of the state with a snow pack over 1 inch. Elsewhere lows will be in the upper single digits and lower teens (mainly SW Iowa), but a much colder outbreak of air is expected by next week. Here is a model …
Very Cold night ahead, Clipper System for Friday Night.
Weather map for Friday, Friday Night an Saturday. Map may be changed between this time. Looks like we finally have some snow to talk about! Friday will be cool, may start off clear, but then Clouds move in. Highs will be in the upper teens North with low 20s south. With chances of snow getting …
Almost, Not Quite
Temperatures this morning didn’t quite get below zero this morning at the airport locations in the state (A few COOP observers did drop below zero). Here is a list of the coldest readings this morning. Belle Plaine -2° (COOP) New Hampton -1° (COOP) Dubuque and Clinton 1° Davenport and Monticello 2° Cedar Rapids and Charles …
A Look at Midday
Road Conditions are improving in far western Iowa, however the rest of the state, the roads are still partially to completely covered. 1-3 inches of snow has fallen across the state, with the snow still falling mainly SE of a Guttenberg to Corydon line. Another inch may fall in those areas as the snow moves …
Quick Snow Report
Bare Ground December 3rd A System Effected parts of the area. Snow formed last night in the south. Places south of a line from New Richmond to Sand Creek got minor accumulations Menomonie picked up 2 inches Places east of Somerset got less then half an inch. While places like Amery, Rice Lake and areas …
Morning Conditions
Many roads in western and central Iowa have become partially or completely snow covered. Most of the snow has ended in the NW and NC part of Iowa with snow continuing further east. Winter Weather Advisories continue mainly east of Interstate 35 today. They should slowly be retracted or cancelled as the band of snow …