ALONG WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME LT SNOW BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. WE'LL SEE A SERIES OF WEAK SYSTEMS MOVING THRU THE AREA - HAVE OPTED WITH LT SNOWSHOWERS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES THRUOUT CENTRAL IOWA FROM LATER TODAY THRU MONDAY MORNING - WITH THE BRUNT OF THE SNOWFALL COMING SUNDAY WITH QUICK SHOTS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL PRIOR TO COLD FRONAL PASSAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT UP TO 1-2 INCHES IN POW CTY, WHILE JUST TO OUR NORTHEAST CAN EXPECT 2-3 INCHES BY EARLY MONDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO IOWA MONDAY ENDING THE CHANCES FOR SNOW - BUT WILL ALSO USHER IN SHARPLY COLDER AIR ONCE AGAIN.....
HEADS-UP: THE NEXT SHOT AT SNOW WILL COME TUES/WED. THE FORECAST MODELS ARE TRYING TO INDICATE A SYSTEM DEVELOPING TO OUR SOUTHWEST AND MERGING WITH THE COLDER AIR THAT SINKS IN MON/TUE. RIGHT NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE THEY WILL MERGE - WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TO OUR SOUTH. HOWEVER, LIKE THE STORM THIS WEEK, 50 MILES IN ANY DEVIATION OF THE STORMTRACK WILL MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN SNOW LOCATION AND SNOWFALL TOTALS. AS OF NOW - I GO WITH THE COLD AIR WINNING OUT AND MOST, IF NOT ALL SNOW STAYING SOUTH ALONG THE MO/IOWA BORDER. SOMETHING TO WATCH THOUGH.
Today and Sun 5th/6th - Mostly Cloudy with Flurries changing to Lt Snow late this afternoon into Sunday (2 Inches) - Highs 28/30.
Mon/Tues 7th/8th - Flurries/Breezy thru Mon afternoon - then Dry - Highs 15 decreasing to 5 Tues Lows -5 to -10.
Wed thru Fri 9th thru 11th - Lt Snow Wed - Dry Thurs/Fri - Highs near 10 Wed/5 Thurs/15 Fri - Lows 5 to 10 Below.
After the 11th? Looking at a period of unsettled weather for a week or so as numurous Cold pushes coupled with brief warmups brings weather thru the Central Plains. However, Overall much warmer - with Temps well above Normal. We should see some snow mixed with rain from the 15th-17th - and possibly ending the period out with some icy conditions turning to snow around the 18th.....The rest of the month? It may seem like Spring at times - but don't let that fool you. March will remind us Winter is NOT Over.
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