16 JAN 2011 EXTENDED FORECAST

UNSETTLED WEEK AHEAD AS NUMEROUS SYSTEMS MOVE THRU IOWA........A WINTER MIX WILL BE IN THE PATH OF A WARM FRONT LOCATED OVER WESTERN IOWA.  THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL IOWA LATER TODAY.  PRECIP SHOULD START OUT AS A WINTER MIX THIS EVENING, THEN CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNITE.  EXPECT LT SNOW TO FALL THRU THE DAY MONDAY - AND MAY EVEN CHNANGE BACK TO A WINTER MIX LATER MONDAY FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE COOLER AIR MOVES IN - CHANGING IT ALL BACK TO SNOW AGAIN AND LASTING THRU THE MORNING TUESDAY......TOTAL SNOWFALL THRU TUESDAY MORNING WILL AROUND 3 INCHES.  THE REAL SNOW DEPTH WILL DEPEND ON EXACTLY WHEN AND WHERE THE WINTER MIX OCCURS - THE LONGER DURATION OF WINTER MIX - THE LESS SNOW DEPTH WE'LL HAVE ON THE GROUND - AND VISA VERSA.....AFTER BEING DRY LATE TUES INTO MID-DAY WED, THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL WEST TO EAST AND DROP EVEN MORE SNOW OVER CENTRAL IOWA LATER WED INTO THURSDAY - EXPECT 2-3 INCHES WITH SYSTEM - ANY FREEZING RAIN APPEARS TO STAY SOUTH OF OUR AREA RIGHT NOW....WE COULD EASILY SEE UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM MONDAY THRU THURS MORNING.

Today and Mon 16th/17th - Dry thru the day - Then a Winter Mix Late changing to Snow/Breezy early Monday (Winter Mix Late) - (2+ Inches Possible) - High Temps 15 Sunday/30 Monday.

Tues and Wed 18th/19th - Breezy - Lt Snow during the Morning Tues (1-2 Inches) - Then Dry into mid-day Wed - Then Lt Snowshowers - High near 10/15 Lows -5 to 0.

Thurs and Fri 20th/21st - Lt Snow Thurs (2+ Inches) Dry Friday - Highs near 10 Thurs dropping to 0 Fri.

Sat thru Mon 22nd thru 24th - Winter Mix changing to Snow Sat and Sun - Dry Monday.

Tue and Wed 25th/26th - Snowshowers.