A blast of Arctic air and additional chances for snow are in Iowa’s weekend weather forecast. National Weather Service meteorologist Rod Donovan says a cold front is descending on the state today. “That will lead to a very cold night. Right now, we’re expecting temperatures of 10-to-15 below zero across much of northern Iowa overnight tonight,” Donovan said.
A wind chill advisory is posted for much of Iowa’s northern half tonight into tomorrow (Saturday), covering the cities of Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ames, Marshalltown, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque. “The coldest wind chill readings for the overnight will be 30-below zero across northern Iowa,” Donovan said.
The southern half of Iowa can expect actual temperatures overnight in the single digits below zero, with wind chill readings of 10-to-20 below. Another system will bring chances for snow late Saturday night and into the day on Sunday. “Right now, the heaviest snowfall amounts look to be over the northeast half of the state with snowfall amounts in the 3 to 6 inch range,” Donovan said.
Lighter accumulations of around an inch or two are expected across the southwest half of Iowa. A warming trend is in store for the state by Monday and Tuesday. “We’ll have highs in the 30s and 40s,” Donovan said. “There will be a brief cool down on Wednesday and then it’ll be much warmer toward the end of next week…with highs maybe reaching the 50s by Friday.”
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Mostly Cloudy w/flurries this morning; P/Cldy this afternoon. Temps nearly steady around 20. N @ 15-25.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low -5. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow: Cldy w/flurries. High 14. E/SE @ 10. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tom. Night: Cldy w/a 40% chance of snow. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: Cldy w/light snow. High 32.
Monday: Mo. Cldy. High around 35.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 22. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 11. We received .2 (two-tenths) of an inch of snow Thursday into early this morning, which melted into .02” of liquid precipitation. Last year on this date we reached 18 for a High and 3 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 72 in 1990. The Record Low was -24 in 1986 & 1988.
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BREEZY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 15. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.
Today: P/Cldy to Cldy w/light snow late. High 20. NE-SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Cldy w/light snow (1” possible). Low 16. SE-N @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/flurries. High in the upper teens to near 20.
Tom. Night: P/Cldy. Low -6.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 14.
Sat. Night: Cldy w/a chance of snow. Low 12
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. High around 27.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 32. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 9. Last year on this date we reached 29 for a High and 3 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 64 in 1951 & 1999. The Record Low was -26 in 1899.
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOW 10 TO 15.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.
Today: Cloudy w/a 50% chance of light snow. High 24. E @ 5-10. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy w/snow ending late. Low around 8. E/NE @ 5-10.Wind chill values as low as zero. (total snow accumulation 1-2” possible)
Thursday: Partly cloudy to Cloudy. High 20. NE @ 5-10.
Thu. Night: Cloudy w/a slight chance of snow. Nearly steady temperature around 20.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/light snow possible. High near 22. NW/N @ 10-20.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 20. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 6. We received a Trace of snowfall this morning (from 6-am to 7-am). Last year on this date we reached 39 for a High and 24 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 72 in 1999. The Record Low was -24 in 1905.
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655 AM CST WED FEB 10 2016
…LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WITH SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS…
SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBLITIES TO AROUND 2 TO 3 MILES IN THE SNOW. SLICK SPOTS FROM THE SNOW DUE TO WHEEL-TRACK ICING CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SNOW.
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20.
The National Weather Service (NWS) and local county emergency managers are once again hosting storm spotter training classes across Iowa. There are a combination of “in-person” spotter training classes scattered across the state and webinar-based distance learning classes. In-person spotter training classes are offered primarily in larger cities and towns, but also in several rural counties and smaller towns.
Spotter talks are open to the public on a first come, first serve basis. No prior registration is required. Scheduling usually takes place in January and February, but not every county will have a talk.
In the KJAN listening area, here is the schedule for Storm Spotter classes:
Webinar Storm Spotter Training is being offered on Tue., April 12th and Tue., April 19th, from 7-until 8:30-p.m. at https://join.me/nws-desmoines. Also please call 1-866-231-8384. The webinars are open to all spotters. One “advanced” spotter class is offered and built on what was taught in the regular class. It is intended for those who wish to do mobile spotting and desire a deeper understanding of mesoscale and storm-scale meteorology as it relates to storm spotting. Spotters interested in attending this class should have attended either a regular in-person or webinar-based spotter class.
Today: P/Cldy. NW @ 10-20. High 21
Tonight: Cloudy to P/Cldy. Low around 8. Light & variable winds.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/light snow. High near 23. NE @ 10.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 20.
Thu. Night: A slight chance of snow. Low 16.
Friday: Mo. Cloudy w/flurries. High near 26.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 23. We received 1-inch of new snow here at the KJAN studios after 7-a.m. for a total of 1.3”. The snow had a liquid value of .07“ precipitation. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 7. Last year on this date we reached 33 for a High and 27 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 59 in 1954, 2000 and 2009. The Record Low was -36 in 1975.
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