29 Dec 2010 Extended Forecast

WARM MOIST AIR MOVING NORTH OVER THE DEEP SNOW PACK WILL ALLOW FOR
DENSE FOG AND AREAS OF DRIZZLE TO DEVELOP BY LATE TODAY.
FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING AROUND MIDNITE.  ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WILL BE MINOR...FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS UNSEASONABLY MILD AND MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA.

FRIDAY...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN (ISOLATED THUNDER) EAST OF I-35 WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1/2 INCH...
SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL THEN SURGE INTO POW CTY LATER FRIDAY NIGHT
BEHIND A FRONT. EXPECT FREEZING RAIN/SLEET FRIDAY NITE BEFORE SWITCHING TO LT SNOW - WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH.....

FOR EARLY SATURDAY?  GET YOUR ICE MELT OUT - THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE THE INCOMING COLD AIR CAUSING WET SURFACES AND STANDING WATER TO FREEZE UP...CREATING SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

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29 Dec 2010 Extended Forecast


Today/Thurs 29th/30th - Mid-afternoon /Eve Freezing Rain/FOG changing to all Rain and FOG after midnite and into Thursday with Gusty SSW Wind - Highs 33-45 - Low .



New Years Eve and Sat 1 Jan 2011 - Lt Rain/FOG (Isolated Tstorm/Sleet Friday) (1/4-1/2 Inch Rain) Changing to Freezing Rain then Lt Snow around midnite into Saturday Morning - Then Mostly Cloudy with Flurries (1 Inch possible) Winds Gusty NW - High Temps Low 40's Friday dropping to near 25 Saturday.


Sun/Mon 2nd/3rd - Dry Sunday/Snowshowers Monday - High Temps 25/32.


Tues thru Sat 4th thru 8th - Dry Tuesday - Snow Wed thru Friday.


Sun thru Wed 9th thru 12th - Dry Sun/Mon - Snowshowers Tues/Wed.

The next 6-10 days will feature the warmest period from Iowa eastward since mid November as a major warm surge occurs east of the Rocky Mtns. The same pattern that has pushed warmth up into the Mid-west has allowed major Pacific origin cold west of the Rockies. That kind of air moderates eastward though and what will be a major cold air mass for the west will be about as normal as you can get east when it gets here. And so what happens is for much of the nation from east of the Rockies, the front warmth outduels any cool that occurs behind it.
 
However,,, normal in January is not warm.. just not nearly as cold. So -  that does not mean there are not winter bullets left in the seasons cannon. Quite the contrary, because I believe the war is really about to start as the cold air regroups by Jan 5th through Western Canada and starts to march southeast. If this happens, my WINTER FORECAST forecast for Jan/Feb WILL verify......Iowa will be in the "weather battle ground".... In the end?  Big time winter mix of precip.  Time Tells......