Parts of Iowa will be in for a coating of white by tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon as a wintery storm system is headed our way. Meteorologist Kevin Skow, at National Weather Service office in Johnston, says the front will be bringing very low temperatures and plenty of precipitation. Skow says, “It’s going to start out as rain across our area but then colder air will work in from the northwest and cause that rain to change over to snow, especially across the northwestern half or so of Iowa tomorrow evening.”

A wide section of Iowa could have a blanket of white snow before the weekend arrives. “In general, we’re expecting anywhere from one to three inches, with the highest amounts in northwest Iowa closer to the Sioux City-Sioux Falls area,” he says. While it’s still fall for another month, this storm will definitely feel like winter, as the front may bring in the coldest air of the season so far.

Skow says, “Cold air will work in here on Friday and Saturday and highs on Saturday will only be in the mid-teens to mid-20s across Iowa and the lows on Saturday night will dip down into the single digits above zero with some areas even getting below zero.” Daytime highs by early next week will be back closer to normal in the 30s to low-40s across Iowa.

(Radio Iowa)

With the chance of accumulating snowfall to occur in Clarinda later this week the Clarinda Police Department is reminding the citizens of Clarinda about the emergency snow ordinance. The ordinance states that: “No person shall park any motor vehicle or other apparatus upon any street of the city that will obstruct the removal of snow when there has been an accumulation of two (2) inches or more. Any vehicle left parked on any street in violation of this ordinance may be impounded, and the registered owner of the vehicle will be subject to a $15.00 parking fine, and payment of all applicable towing and storage fees in order for the vehicle to be released.”

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401 AM CST WED NOV 20 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…SNOW…BREEZY…COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW 10 TO 15.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT – PAGE IN IOWA; IN NEBRASKA –SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON.
1145 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA…WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

    VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON…AS GUSTY SOUTH
    WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY.

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 5 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am, otherwise Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night :Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.