4 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast

WEAK, FAST MOVING SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THRU CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IOWA THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  EXPECT LT SNOWSHOWERS THURSDAY - NOT AMOUNTING TO MUCH WITH A DUSTING TO AN INCH AT MOST ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR.......

I MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE WERE IN FOR A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE.  IT'S HAPPENING, AND WE'LL SEE THE FIRST BLAST BY LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  IT'S LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER FOR ACCUMULATING/PLOWABLE SNOWS MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND INTO WED.......THEN WHAT?  ALONG WITH THE PATTERN CHANGE COMES BAD NEWS FOR US FOLKS THAT HAVE NO CHOICE BUT STAY NORTH AND GUT OUT THE WINTER.  WE WILL SEE A PERIOD OF COLD THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE THE MID 80'S......FROM ON OR AROUND THE 10TH (WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE A TIME PERIOD THAT SHOWS PROMISE FOR A WINTER SNOWSTORM) TO PROBABLY NEAR THE 20TH, DAYTIME HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO SEE 10F TO LOW TEENS, WHILE 0F AND BELOW WILL BE THE NORM FOR NIGHTLY LOWS.......AROUND THE 20TH, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER PATTERN CHANGE.  OUR TEMPS WILL GO BACK TO SEASONAL NORMALS - BUT ONCE AGAIN - WITH A MAJOR PATTERN SHIFT - COMES MAJOR WEATHER PRODUCERS.........IF I'M CORRECT WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE, EXPECT ANOTHER WINTER STORM "AROUND" THE 20TH - THIS TIME, EXPECT ICE......

4 Jan 2011 Extended Forecast


Today and Wed 4th/5th - Partly Cloudy - High Temps 23.

Thursday and Friday 6th/7th - Partly to Mostly Cloudy with Snowshowers Thurs into early Friday (1+ Inch) - High Mid 20's - Lows Near 10.

Sat and Sun 8th/9th - Dry Sat - Snowshowers Late Sunday - Highs Upper Teens - Lows 5-10. 

Mon and Tues 10th/11th - Accumulating Snow/Breezy. 

Wed thru Fri 12th thru 14th - Snowshowers Wed - Then Dry Thurs/Fri.......The Coldest Temps Of Winter Are On Their Way With High Temps Near 0F.....

Sat and Sun 15th/16th - Snowshowers