27 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast

EXPECT ON AND OFF FLURRIES  TODAY AS A WEAK SYSTEM MOVES THRU EXTREME NE IOWA......WINDS WILL SWING MORE SOUTHERLY TODAY AND FRIDAY PUSHING TEMPS TO THE MID 30'S - BUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY.  THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE FLURRIES/LT SNOW THRU POW CTY LATER FRI INTO SAT MORNING AND COOL HIGH TEMPS TO NEAR 20.....THE BANG-BANG OF FRONTAL PASSAGES CONTINUES WITH THE NEXT FRONT MOVING THRU SUNDAY AND MONDAY - THIS ONE IS A BIT STRONGER PRODUCING UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THRUOUT CENTRAL IOWA - AND DROPPING HIGH TEMPS DOWN TO THE MID/LOW TEENS BY MONDAY.

Today 27th - Mostly Cloudy with Flurries - High Temp 30.

Fri and Sat 28th/29th - Lt Snow/Breezy Late Fri/Sat Morning (Dusting) - Highs 35 Friday dropping to Low 20's Sat.

Sun thru Wed 30th thru Feb 2nd - Lt Snow/Breezy Late Sunday and Monday (1-2 Inches) - then Dry thru Wed - Mid/High Teens.

Thurs thru Sat 3rd thru 5th - Dry/Breezy Thurs - Flurries Mixed with Freezing Drizzle Fri/Sat.

Sun thru Thurs 6th thru 10th - Flurries Sun - Dry thru Thurs.

Fri and Sat - 11th/12th - Snow.

A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT NEXT WEEK:  WE ARE GOING TO DODGE A BULLET.....

NEXT WEEK IS LOOKING TO BE THE COLDEST WEEK OF THE WINTER FROM THE PLAINS TO THE EAST COAST.  WHILE THERE IS NO REAL REPRIEVE IN THE OFFING FOR US HERE IN IOWA AS FAR AS TEMPS GO - JUST TO THE EAST OF US WILL BE BONE CHILLING COLD.  CENTRAL IOWA WILL BE 5-7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS OUR AVERAGE TEMPS ARE LOOKING TO STAY IN THE MID TEENS.  THAT'S NOTHING - FROM ILLINOIS EASTWARD, AVERAGE TEMPS WILL BE 15-25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL....COLD HERE?  YES.  BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT OUR EASTERN NEIGHBORS ARE LOOKING AT....

WE CAN FIND SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF THE COLDER WEATHER.  THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO IOWA BY EARLY WEEK.  THIS SAME PROCESS WILL FORCE THE BRUNT OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WELL TO OUR SOUTH.  JUST AS WE ARE LOOKING AT A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW MONDAY - A MAJOR ICE STORM IS SHAPING UP FROM CENTRAL/SRN MISSOURI TO AS FAR SOUTH AS CENTRAL TEXAS TUESDAY - AND UP THRU THE TENN VALLEY WED (WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN GA/AL/FL) - THEN ANOTHER MAJOR SNOW STORM FOR THE NORTHEAST U.S. ON THURSDAY.......I THINK WE CAN LIVE WITH WHAT'S COMING....HOW ABOUT YOU?
 

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