Friday, January 28, 2011

28 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast

Today and Sat 28th/29th - Cloudy - Lt Snow/Breezy Overnite into Sat Morning (Dusting) - Highs Low 30's.

Sun thru Wed 30th thru Feb 2nd - Lt Snow/Breezy beginning Late Sunday into Monday and Tuesday (2+ Inches) - Dry Wed - Temps High Teens dropping to near 10 by Wed.

Thurs thru Sat 3rd thru 5th - Dry Thurs - Flurries Fri/Sat.

Sun thru Thurs 6th thru 10th - Lt Snow Sun/Mon - Then 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....

THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO IOWA BY EARLY WEEK.  THIS SAME PROCESS WILL FORCE THE BRUNT OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION JUST TO OUR SOUTH.  JUST AS WE ARE LOOKING AT A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MONDAY/TUESDAY - A MAJOR ICE STORM AND HEAVY SNOW IS SHAPING UP FROM CENTRAL/NORTHERN 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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