WARMER THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK - THEN EXPECT A COLD ARTIC PUSH INTO THE WEEKEND..... LT MORNING FOG WILL LIFT AND SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE THIS AFTN AND INTO THURSDAY. A BIT STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY SAT - SQUEEZING OUT SOME LT SNOW AND DROPPING HIGH TEMPS TO THE TEENS BY SUNDAY.....THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A RATHER STRONG SYSTEM MOVING THRU SUNDAY AND MONDAY - WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWS POSSIBLE IN NW AND CENTRAL IOWA.
Today and Thurs 26th/27th - Morning Fog - Mostly Cloudy with Flurries overnite into Thurs - Highs 25/30 Low 13.
Fri and Sat 28th/29th - Lt Snow/Breezy Late Fri/Sat Morning (Dusting) - Highs 35-40 Friday dropping to near 20 Sat.
Sun thru Wed 30th thru Feb 2nd - Lt Snow Sunday and Monday (2+ Inches) - then Dry thru Wed.
AFTER THE 3RD? UNSETTLED WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ON AND OFF SNOWSHOWERS FOR A WEEK OR SO. MAY SEE A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIP BETWEEN THE 5TH AND THE 8TH IN THE HEELS OF A BRIEF WARMUP. THE WARMUP WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ACCUMULATING SNOW MOVES IN AROUND THE 9TH.....
FURTHERMORE: THINGS ARE SHAPING UP TO SEE BRUTAL COLD FOR 7-10 DAYS BEGINNING ON OR AROUND THE 11TH/12TH FEB. VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN U.S. DURING THIS TIME FRAME - HISTORICALLY, THIS LEADS TO A VERY COLD WEATHER PATTERN FROM THE ROCKIES EASTWARD..........
On this day in Iowa weather history...
1996: A major winter storm moved from southwest to northeast across southern, central, and northeastern Iowa on January 26-27. Heavy snow of 10 to 14 inches fell along this path while in southeastern Iowa totals were lower. Thunder accompanied the snow for as long as four hours at the peak of the storm with snowfall rates of around 3 inches per hour reported at some locations. The heavy snow combined with wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph, ranging up to as high as 64 mph at Ankeny, to produce whiteout conditions across much of the state bringing travel to a standstill. The blizzard struck central Iowa and the Des Moines metro area during the afternoon commute hours on the 26th causing severe traffic problems and numerous accidents. Two day snowfall accumulations from January 26-27 included 17.5 inches at Cresco, 16.5 inches at Dorchester, 16.0 inches at Waukon, 14.6 inches at Osceola, 13.7 inches at the Des Moines airport, and 12.7 inches at Albia. This was one of the worst winter storms in Iowa since the blizzard of April 8-10, 1973.
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