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Iowa weather: Warmer air tomorrow with light snow likely
Jason Sydejko
Chief Meteorologist
Iowa weather: Warmer air tomorrow with light snow likely
YEAH, I MEAN, THAT STUFF’S SO IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT WHEN IT’S THAT HOT OUT, COME SUMMER, WE’LL BE LIKE, MAN, IT’S TOO HOT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE TAKE IT, TAKE IT EASY WITH JUST A LITTLE SMIDGEN OF IT. JUST A LITTLE TASTE WOULD BE NICE. YEAH, YEAH, IT HAS BEEN BRUTAL. IF YOU’RE OUTSIDE EVEN LAST NIGHT. WHAT? 10:11 P.M. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES WERE DOWN INTO THE 20S BELOW. AND LOOKING OUTSIDE AT THE MOMENT. STILL CLOUDS WORKING THEIR WAY ON IN. WE’VE HAD SOME SNOW SHOWERS THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO DEVELOP, BUT WITH THAT DRY LAYER AT THE SURFACE, WE’VE SEEN IT REALLY EAT AWAY AT THE BULK OF, THOUGH STILL A LOT IN THE PIPELINE THOUGH, AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SEE SOME OF THIS START TO FALL AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING. BUT WHERE THE SNOW IS FALLING RIGHT NOW, IT IS HEAVY DOWN ALONG THE GULF COAST, WHERE SOME FOLKS HAVE SEEN AS MUCH AS TEN INCHES JUST IN ANOMALOUS SNOW STORM FOR THEM. AND THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY EASTWARD, INCLUDING AREAS LIKE CHARLESTON, JACKSONVILLE, AND THE WHOLE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA. GETTING IN ON THIS. SO OUR SNOW SHOWERS NOT TOO BAD COMPARED TO THAT. AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO TOMORROW MORNING, YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW SHOWERS THAT CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIGHT THEIR WAY THROUGH THAT DRY LAYER INTO THE EVENING WILL LIKELY SEE SOME MORE SNOW SHOWERS, THOUGH A LOT OF THAT ACTIVITY WILL HAVE SHIFTED THROUGH EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOUGH, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE BACK UP THERE. WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING HIGHS IN A LOW TO MID 30S, SO IT WILL BE COMFORTABLE. BUT THOSE TEMPERATURES DO COME CRASHING DOWN AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING WHEN WE’RE TALKING BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS BACK TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW. ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. SO HOW MUCH SNOW ARE WE GOING TO SEE? NOT EXACTLY A HEAPING HELPING. COULD SEE SOME SPOTS OF AN INCH, MAYBE INCH AND A HALF UP THROUGH FORT DODGE TO IOWA FALLS. OTHERWISE, ALL OF US GENERALLY ARE GOING TO BE TALKING LESS THAN AN INCH AND REALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH. AS THIS MOISTURE STRAP SYSTEM WORKS ITS WAY ON THROUGH. BUT TEMPERATURE WISE. AGAIN, NOT BAD. NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS WE’VE BEEN THE PAST FEW MORNINGS. AS THOSE TEMPERATURES CLIMB THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, WE’RE TALKING MID TO UPPER TEENS AS WE START THE DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE AFTERNOON BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S. SO GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE WILL ACTUALLY BE A COUPLE DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. LOOKING AT YOUR WINDS, NOT TOO BLUSTERY OUT THERE. WE’LL SEE THOSE BACK AROUND 20 TO 25MPH FOR GUSTS. AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE RIGHT AROUND THERE WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AGAIN WITH THE TEMPERATURES GAINING THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT. NOT BAD. BUT BY THURSDAY MORNING HERE’S A LOOK. IT IS GOING TO BE COLD AND FRIGID YET AGAIN AS MORE COLD AIR PLUMMETS ITS WAY DOWN AND THOSE WINDS PICK BACK UP. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT OVERNIGHT LOW AGAIN BACK AROUND NINE, AND TOMORROW WE’RE PUSHING BACK UP TO 32 WITH THAT CHANCE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW OUT THERE. EIGHT DAY FORECAST. WE SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR YOUR THURSDAY PUSHING MID 30S ON SATURDAY. AND WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP AS WE END THE WEEKEND. BUT FROM THERE WE SURGE. WE’RE BACK INTO THE MIDDLE 40S ON TUESDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES. IT IS LOOKING W
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Iowa weather: Warmer air tomorrow with light snow likely
Jason Sydejko
Chief Meteorologist
We have been frigid for the past few days and we're finally nearly through the cold stretch. A weak clipper system will move in early Wednesday pushing our winds out of the southwest and driving our temperatures up through the overnight eventually topping out close to freezing in the afternoon.Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts Along with the much-needed reprieve from the arctic air, this clipper system will bring many of us our next chance for snow as well. Snow will start early morning and continue into the afternoon. There won't necessarily be snow continuously falling, but we will have chances of seeing it until early evening. Snowfall amounts will be on the lighter side with most locations seeing under 1". East central portions of the state may see as much as 1.5-2". After our one-day warmup, north/northwest winds return by Wednesday night again driving our temperatures down to the single digits Thursday morning. Some of us to the north may again see wind chills in the middle teens below zero, though the extreme cold we've been experiencing won't be likely across the area. Sunshine returns Thursday with partly to mostly cloudy skies returning Friday and continuing throughout at least the first half of the weekend. Temperatures surge further into the upper 20s Friday and mid-30s Saturday with more sunshine returning Sunday and Monday.Iowa weather forecast:Today: Sunshine and some clouds. High 12F. Morning wind chills near -30, improving to -5 in the afternoon. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.Tonight: Cloudy. Low 12F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. A few flurries are possible. High 33F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.Tomorrow night: Cloudy early with partial clearing expected late. Low 8F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.Frigid Iowa weather: Limit time outdoors, cover skin to prevent frostbitePrepare for dangerously low temperatures to avoid frostbite, other injuriesThe extreme temperatures can lead to health problems and even death if you’re not careful.The wind chill or “feels like” temperature describes how you perceive temperature when it’s very windy. Wind speeds up heat loss from your body by removing the insulating layer of heat, thereby making you feel colder than the actual air temperature. When wind chills drop below -20 degrees, this can lead to frostbite on exposed skin in 30 minutes or less, and when wind chills are colder than -35 degrees, frostbite can occur in under 10 minutes.During periods of extreme cold you can practice the following tips to keep yourself safe and healthy:Limit time outdoorsCover exposed skinBring pets indoorsMake sure you have a travel safety kit with food and suppliesCheck on vulnerable family and friends.Keep your house safe and warm during cold snapSome important reminders to keep your house safe and warm this winter:Do ...Close your garage door.Keep your heat to at least 64 degrees.Seal cracks in windows and doors.Move furniture away from vents and radiators.Close the flue to the fireplace, if you're not running a fire.Plug space heaters directly into a wall and not an extension cord.Keep your heat on when leaving the house. Pipes can burst if it's too cold in your house.Don't ...Don't use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.Don't use a generator in your house.
DES MOINES, Iowa —

We have been frigid for the past few days and we're finally nearly through the cold stretch. A weak clipper system will move in early Wednesday pushing our winds out of the southwest and driving our temperatures up through the overnight eventually topping out close to freezing in the afternoon.

Closings | Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts

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Along with the much-needed reprieve from the arctic air, this clipper system will bring many of us our next chance for snow as well. Snow will start early morning and continue into the afternoon. There won't necessarily be snow continuously falling, but we will have chances of seeing it until early evening.

Snowfall amounts will be on the lighter side with most locations seeing under 1". East central portions of the state may see as much as 1.5-2".

After our one-day warmup, north/northwest winds return by Wednesday night again driving our temperatures down to the single digits Thursday morning. Some of us to the north may again see wind chills in the middle teens below zero, though the extreme cold we've been experiencing won't be likely across the area.

Sunshine returns Thursday with partly to mostly cloudy skies returning Friday and continuing throughout at least the first half of the weekend.

Temperatures surge further into the upper 20s Friday and mid-30s Saturday with more sunshine returning Sunday and Monday.

Iowa weather forecast:

Today: Sunshine and some clouds. High 12F. Morning wind chills near -30, improving to -5 in the afternoon. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy. Low 12F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. A few flurries are possible. High 33F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow night: Cloudy early with partial clearing expected late. Low 8F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

    Frigid Iowa weather: Limit time outdoors, cover skin to prevent frostbite

    Prepare for dangerously low temperatures to avoid frostbite, other injuries

    The extreme temperatures can lead to health problems and even death if you’re not careful.

    The wind chill or “feels like” temperature describes how you perceive temperature when it’s very windy. Wind speeds up heat loss from your body by removing the insulating layer of heat, thereby making you feel colder than the actual air temperature. When wind chills drop below -20 degrees, this can lead to frostbite on exposed skin in 30 minutes or less, and when wind chills are colder than -35 degrees, frostbite can occur in under 10 minutes.

    During periods of extreme cold you can practice the following tips to keep yourself safe and healthy:

    • Limit time outdoors
    • Cover exposed skin
    • Bring pets indoors
    • Make sure you have a travel safety kit with food and supplies
    • Check on vulnerable family and friends.

    Keep your house safe and warm during cold snap

    Some important reminders to keep your house safe and warm this winter:

    Do ...

    • Close your garage door.
    • Keep your heat to at least 64 degrees.
    • Seal cracks in windows and doors.
    • Move furniture away from vents and radiators.
    • Close the flue to the fireplace, if you're not running a fire.
    • Plug space heaters directly into a wall and not an extension cord.
    • Keep your heat on when leaving the house. Pipes can burst if it's too cold in your house.

    Don't ...

    • Don't use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.
    • Don't use a generator in your house.

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