345 AM CST SAT FEB 7 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PATCHY FOG BEFORE NOON. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

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(updated 4-a.m. 2/6/15 – NWS/Des Moines)

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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Today – Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday – Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Friday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

(Updated 10:45-a.m.

Snowfall reports from trained weather spotters & others, to the National Weather Service (time of report submitted, as indicated):

Atlantic (8:45-a.m.) 3.3″; Audubon, 2.0” (7-am); Essex 4.0″ (10:30-a.m.); 2 miles NW of Little Sioux in Harrison County, 1.3″ (7:30-am);Logan, 2.2″ (7:30-am); Massena, 1.5” (7:30-a.m.); Mt. Ayr, 1.3″ (8-am); Oakland, 1.1” (7:30-am); Red Oak, 4.0″ (9:50-a.m.); Shenandoah, 2.0″ (10:30-a.m.); Underwood, 1.4″ (10:30-a.m.)

Snow is  moving across southern Iowa this morning. The National Weather Service in Johnston says snow fall totals will range from 1 to 3 inches south of Interstate 80 with the highest totals near the Missouri border.Winter Weather Advisories for snow and blowing snow have been posted for all counties along and south in I-80 thru the mid-day hours. Roads have become snow covered and with winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour, visibilities will fall below one-mile, especially in areas of heavier snowfall. Use caution while driving today.

High Pressure will arrive tonight and will bring very cold temperatures to the state. Overnight lows will be 5 to 15 degrees below zero. Warmer temperatures arrive Friday into Saturday. Highs in the 30s and 40s are possible during this period.

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON COUNTIES…335 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY.

ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6-AM TODAY UNTIL 1-P.M.

FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-P.M.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN BY SUNRISE IN SOUTHWEST IOWA AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA BEFORE NOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW A MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

330 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…

EARLY THIS MORNING…LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. NOT AS COLD. LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

TODAY…SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE NOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BEFORE NOON. BREEZY…COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 20. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALBION AND COLUMBUS AREAS BY 2AM…SPREADING INTO THE OMAHA COUNCIL BLUFFS AND LINCOLN AREAS BY 4 OR 5AM…THEN DROPPING SOUTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND ENDING ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BETWEEN 8AM AND NOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BE LIGHTER ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE ADVISORY AND THERE COULD BE SOME POCKETS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* MAIN IMPACT…THE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT MORNING TRAVELERS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

* COLD AND WIND CHILLS…TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS WITH SINGLE DIGIT ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS. IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER THURSDAY MORNING.