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Today: An 80% chance of rain. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 50% chance of precipitation. Rain and sleet likely before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Tuesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday: Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
The state entered winter with groundwater levels up and no drought conditions reported in the state, but that has changed a little in recent weeks. Tim Hall tracks the water conditions for the Department of Natural Resources and says drought conditions in the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota have crept into Iowa. “That’s just sort of snuck into the northwest corner of the state, it’s not a big deal right now, we just want folks who live in that part of the state to be aware of it, and we’ll just sort of keep an eye on it over the winter,” Hill says. The area has been rated “abnormally dry” which Hall says is the rated that brings the least concern for drought conditions. November saw more snowfall than normal, but Hall says that doesn’t help the dry conditions at this time of year.
“The frozen ground prevents a lot of general soaking in of rainfall, plus we’ve got to keep in mind that there’s often a ten to one ratio between the amount snow we get and the amount of moisture that is in that snow,” Hall says. “So, a ten-inch snowfall — which is a big deal in Iowa — could be as little as an inch of rain, which isn’t as big a deal.” Overall though, Hall says Iowa’s waterways are in good shape right now. He says the state has battled abnormally low stream flow levels over the past couple of years. “Generally in the winter stream flow levels are pretty low to being with, and over the last couple of years we have seen abnormally low stream flows when it’s normally low anyway. This year going into winter, we are actually in pretty good shape stream-flow wise,” Hall says. He says most of the state has normal stream flow and western Iowa has some above-normal stream flows.
“That indicates there’s an abundance of moisture in the system and that spells good news potentially for spring planting as there is enough moisture out there,” Halls says. “That’s a significant improvement over where we’ve been over the last couple of years.” One other things Hall has noticed about the water systems this winter is that we’ve seen some of the earliest lake ice on record for Iowa’s northern lakes. Big Spirit Lake froze November 16th and West Okoboji Lake was close to being completely frozen on December 1st.
“Generally the onset of ice on the lakes isn’t a huge impact on the hydrology,” according to Hall. He says it is kind of interesting for “weather junkies” to look at and see how the icing of the lakes compares to past years. Hall says the ice on the lakes can help prevent some evaporation, but overall it doesn’t have a major impact on the water situation. And he says the changing temperatures will make the ice conditions vary quite a bit. For more on of Iowa’s water resource trends, go to www.iowadnr.gov.
(Radio Iowa)
(Updated 6:58-am. by the Nat’l Weather Svc. in Des Moines)
Today: A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 50. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Periods of showers. Temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mon. Night: Rain likely before 9pm, then rain and sleet likely between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tue. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
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Today – Cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight – Areas of drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Saturday – A chance of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 8 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night – Areas of drizzle. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 52 by 10pm. South wind around 11 mph.
Sunday – Areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night – Rain likely. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday – Rain likely before noon, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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(as of 3:58-a.m., prepared by the Nat’l. Weather Svc. in DsM)
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TONIGHT...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. LOW AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY DRIZZLE. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE. AREAS OF FOG. LOW IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. PATCHY FOG. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.
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