Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 5. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind around 9 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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342 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Travelers in northern Iowa have been advised to take extra care because of a possible blizzard.  The Iowa Transportation Department says the 25-35 mph winds and snowfall on Monday will lead to drifting snow and reduced visibility. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for several northern Iowa counties.

Winter weather advisories have been issued for most of the counties in the eastern quarter of Iowa.

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COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
453 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS.

329 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

TODAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. WINDY. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD 501 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

TODAY AND TONIGHT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

COUNTIES:MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-

414 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

DAY ONE…SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA…COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. AREAS TO THE SOUTH SHOULD SEE AMOUNTS LESS THAN AN INCH…WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION NEARER THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE RAIN COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS LATE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…THEN SPREAD EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…THEN BY MIDNIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA. THE CHANGE TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY…NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KICK UP INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

416 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…A CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW AROUND 30. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.