6 Dec 2010 Extended Forecast

(5-8)HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER IOWA AND WILL BEGIN TO TRACK EAST BY MIDWEEK ALLOWING A WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW TO BRING OUR TEMPS BACK UP CLOSER TO NORMAL.  HOWEVER, THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE OUR MOISTURE TO HELP SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT POTENTIAL "BIG" STORM SYSTEM BY THE WEEKEND.....

IN THE MEANTIME, A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SRN MN AND NRN IOWA TUESDAY BRINGING LT SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS I-80.  EXPECT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION....

FORECAST MODELS ARE HAVING HUGE DISSAGREEMENTS ON HOW TO HANDLE A SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE SW U.S.  HOWEVER, THEY DO AGREE ON THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF - THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH THE SYSTEM ONCE IT STARTS IT'S TREK TO THE NORTH AND EAST....EITHER WAY, SNOW ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN IOWA ON SATURDAY AND LIKELY LAST THRU THE DAY ON SUNDAY.......SNOW TOTALS ARE QUESTIONABLE - BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS FROM WESTERN MO NORTHWARD INTO THE WRN 1/2 OF IOWA....NEEDS WATCHED....A SLIP OF THE STORM TRACK (EVEN 25-50 MILES EASTWARD) COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE OF LIGHT SNOWFALL, TO SIGNIFICANT IN POW COUNTY.

NO MATTER HOW WE LOOK AT IT - WE'LL SEE ACCUMULATING/MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IN POW CTY OVER THE WEEKEND.....

6 Dec 2010 Extended Forecast


Today and Tues 6th/7th - Partly to Mostly Cloudy - High Temps 20-23 Lows 5-10.

Wed thru Fri 8th thru 10th - Mostly Cloudy then Windy/Lt Snow Thursday into Friday - Highs 25-32 - Lows 15-20.

Sat and Sun 11th/12th - Continued Windy with Accumulating Blowing Snow (4+ Inches Possible) Highs 25-15 - Lows 5-10.

Mon thru Wed 13th thru 15th - Breezy - Mostly Cloudy Monday - Lt Snow Tues/Wed.

Thurs thru Sat 16th thru 18th - STORMY

Sun thru Tues 19th thru 21st - Clearing

THERE'S A 3-STORM PATTERN SETTING UP.  THE FIRST WILL BE OVER THIS WEEKEND DUMPING 4+ INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HWY 34.....THE 2ND STORM SETS UP AROUND THE 17TH.  THIS ONE LOOKS TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DUMP ANOTHER 4+ INCHES THRUOUT CENTRAL IOWA.....THE 3RD?  EXPECT THIS ONE SOMETIME AROUND THE 22ND..........

SNOW "ON THE GROUND" FORECAST:
BY THE 13TH - 4+INCHES....
BY THE 18TH - 1 FOOT....

A LOOK FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD.....WHAT WILL JANUARY BRING???  BET WE SEE A MAJOR/PROLONGED JANUARY THAW......