(Radio Iowa) – The odds of most Iowans having a white Christmas are increasing by the minute. While the holiday is still ten days away, the snow falling across much of the state today (Thursday) will be followed by very cold weather, so whatever falls now will likely stick around at least until December 25th. Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service, says the expected snow accumulation amounts vary across the state. “The highest amounts will be up in northern Iowa, where we’re looking at probably in the range of about three or four inches, give or take a little bit,” Lee says. “Down towards central Iowa, we are expecting, depending on where you are, probably in the one-to-three inch range, with the higher amounts, of course, being a little bit further north.”
Almost all of Iowa will see at least some snow today, though the southern few tiers of counties may only get flying flurries. “We’ll probably have some lingering snow into tomorrow and tomorrow night in northern Iowa, but any additional amounts look pretty light,” Lee says. “As far as temperatures, unfortunately, it’s not going to get warm again for quite some time. The daily high temperatures for the next several days range in the teens north to mostly 20s south, and then once we get into next week, it could get even colder.”
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When put on the spot, Lee was hesitant to make a prediction about what percentages of the state may, indeed, have a white Christmas. “Ha! Now that’s a question I can’t quite answer today, certainly in terms of percentages, but it does look like whatever snow we get out of this system is going to have a hard time melting,” Lee says. “Certainly, anywhere that gets a couple inches or more today stands a pretty decent chance of having it hold out for next week, especially up in the north.”
According to the Iowa Storm Chasing Network, Iowans who live along and north of Highway 20 have a 61-to-75% chance of having snow on the ground on December 25th, based on climatology, while areas between Highway 20 and Highway 30 have a white Christmas probability between 51-to-60%. ISCN says, based on historical data, from Highway 30 to Highway 34, there’s a 41-to-50% chance, while from Highway 34 to the Missouri border, there is only a 26-to-40% probability of a white Christmas.
(Radio Iowa) – Today (Thursday) marks one year since an extremely rare, very powerful December derecho swept across Iowa, killing one person and causing widespread destruction. Meteorologist Mike Fowle, at the National Weather Service, says the massive, long-duration storm is cemented in state history and will, hopefully, never be matched. Forty-nine of Iowa’s 99 counties were declared disaster areas and the storm spun off 63 tornadoes, the most Iowa’s ever seen in a single day.
It was the second derecho to hit Iowa in two years, following another on August 10th of 2020, which placed the term “derecho” into the vocabulary of everyone in the state. The 2020 storm packed extremely powerful winds, peaking at 140-miles an hour near Cedar Rapids. Coincidentally, Iowa had a derecho earlier this year, in July, but it was nowhere near as destructive as the previous two.
Today: Cloudy w/light snow or flurries. High around 30. Winds W/NW @ 15-30 mph. Less than 1/2 inch of snow is expected today.
Tonight: Cloudy w/light snow/flurries. Low 22. NW @ 15-30.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/periods of light snow or flurries. High 26. Less than 1 additional inch is expected.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 26.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 28.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 34. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 27. We received a trace of snow overnight into this morning. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 72 and the Low was 25. The Record High on this date was 72 in 2021. The Record Low was -19 in 1901.
Today: Areas of morning fog; Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 37. SW winds @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low 27. W @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/flurries. High 31. NW @ 15-30.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 26.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 24.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 45. We received .15″ of rain. Our Low was 29. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 59 and the Low was 27. The Record High on this date was 59 in 1975. The Record Low was -19 in 1901 & 1972.
Today: **WIND ADVISORY from 6 AM until 9 PM** Rain, mainly before 2pm. High near 45. Windy, with an east southeast wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery.
The High in Atlantic for the past 24-hours (ending 7-a.m., today), was 38 and the Low was 30. Rainfall overnight (& drizzle yesterday) amounted to .51″. Last year on this date, the High was 55 and the Low was 23. The Record High on this date was 65 in 1921, and the Record Low was -20, in 1961.
Today: **Dense Fog Advisory until 9-a.m.**Patchy fog this morning, otherwise, mostly cloudy & windy. High earound 40. S/SE winds @ 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a chance of light rain. Low 35. S/SE @ 15-30.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/rain ending in the morning. High 45. S @ 15-30.
Wednesday: Partly-to-mostly cloudy. High near 40.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy w/flurries. High around 34.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 38. Our Low was 16. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 54 and the Low was 24. The Record High on this date was 62 in 1931 & 1968. The Record Low was -20 in 1932.
Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Windy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night: Rain, mainly after midnight. Steady temperature around 36. Windy, with an east southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 46. Windy, with an east southeast wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 39. Our Low was 15. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 42 and the Low was 27. The Record High on this date was 64 in 1965. The Record Low was -14 in 1917.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, December 10, 2022 Austin Romer
Today: Overcast and slightly foggy in the morning, then clearing through the day. S @ 10. High 39.
Tonight: Clear. W @ 5. Low 21.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing skies through the day. SE @ 10. High 44.
Sunday Night:
Monday: Cloudy with a chance of rain late. SE @ 20. High 43.
Tuesday: Cloudy with strong chance of rain throughout the day. SE @ 25. High 47.
Yesterday’s high was 37 and the low overnight was 32. This day last year the high was 38 and the low was 28. The all-time record high was 58 set in 1891 and the record low was -14 in 1917. Sunrise this morning is 7:35 a.m. and sunset tonight is 4:50 p.m.
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