Author: Meteorologist Maurer

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Storm system to bring first pulse of snow to northwest Iowa today through the evening. A piece of energy from the northern stream will bring a swath of snow through the area today through tonight with the main axis of moisture to work into northwest Iowa around 10 AM- Noon today. The nearest I can calculate; the area will experience a frontogenesis snow band which is part of why I mentioned the higher amounts yesterday. This will extend from the highway 9 to highway 18 corridor over northwest Iowa where locally 4-5” of snow is not off the…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Confidence is growing for multiple storm systems to deliver accumulating snow during the upcoming week. System #1 – Feb. 10-11th: The first system will bring a weak piece of energy through the area Monday evening into Tuesday with minor snow accumulation possible statewide, but this is not the focus for the pattern. Storm #2 – Feb. 12-13th: Then a second system will develop next week before curving northeast to bring the snow risk through south/southeast Iowa Wednesday morning through Thursday with the potential for light to moderate snow accumulation. Storm #3 – Feb. 14-16th: An upper level trough…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Milder temperatures continue with the onset of our first storm system targeted for February. Above average temperatures will continue through the upcoming weekend with highs in the 40s and 50s as a ridge works east into the center of the country. Once next week hits, below average temperatures will set into the area with the onset of our first storm system surrounding February 5-7th. This would favor snow as the the primary precipitation type over the above average zone which hasn’t changed from the previous update. The nearest I can calculate this will not be a big event…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — The February forecast will favor an uptick in storm systems with below average temperatures. A ridge over the Gulf of Alaska will breakdown next week with an active pattern developing for the first half of February. This will bring cold storm systems through the plains and upper Midwest with an increase in accumulating snow threats, including winter storms. The storm dates calculated here feature a storm system at the beginning of the month (next weekend) followed by another system surrounding February 3-6 and a final one Feb. 6-9. This will be a setup for frequent storms throughout the…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Arctic blast to bring extremely cold wind chill values this weekend through the first half of next week. The update posted 2 days ago will stand as the final forecast with the values to peak Sunday through Tuesday and the main points summarized below. 1. Strong northwest winds will hit late this afternoon through the evening with gusts of 30-45 MPH across the area. 2. The potential is there for elevated flurries over northern Iowa later tonight with what will be an intense snow burst threat off into the northern plains. 3. North/northwest winds will continue to gust…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Another round of extreme cold will hit later this weekend through the first half of next week. Temperatures rebound the rest of this week ahead of a strong push of arctic air set to hit Saturday, maximizing Sunday through Tuesday and then will pull east later Wednesday. This will send surface temperatures into the single digits to below zero with wind chill values 10-30 below for a time before slowly warming to above zero the back half of next week. These numbers would be much colder if we had snow on the ground. As mentioned before, the clipper/frontal…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Here is an update on the forecast through the end of January. We will remain in a cold northwest flow pattern with Alberta clippers and weak frontal systems which will certainly not help the snow deficit. This will be the forecast through the next 2 weeks as a high pressure will dive south from Canada interacting with the incoming storm pattern which will once again shove the storm track south and east of Iowa. So, we will target next month and if all goes as planned, February and March can be a good times for winter storms and…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — A strong pacific system will bring heavy snow to southern Iowa on Sunday, January 5, 2025. An upper level system will move into the plains today with light snow to arrive across west/southwest Iowa after 6 PM this evening. Once Sunday hits, the system will curve east to bring a deformation zone through southern Iowa around 8-11 AM with hourly snowfall rates of 0.5-1.0″ for a time. Additionally, this activity will eventually move up into central Iowa during the afternoon and through the evening. Then all precipitation will taper off from west to east late Sunday night with…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Iowa Storm Center has issued a Long Range Weather Warning for heavy snow over southern Iowa on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Confidence: 70% and rising An upper level system will dive southeast into Colorado Saturday afternoon with a swath of snow developing over the northern plains. Then the system will curve east/northeast to bring the risk through Iowa on Sunday, January 5, 2025. As the system arrives on Sunday, surface temperatures in the teens over the warning zone with deep gulf moisture will make this area favorable for heavy snowfall. The area highlighted in magenta will be at…

(IowaStormCenter.com) — Clipper system to move through Iowa on Thursday with a hit of snow. A clipper system will slide through the state on Thursday with a quick round of snow. The main axis of moisture will hit western Iowa around 12-4 AM before working into central Iowa 4-7 AM in the morning. Then the system will move through eastern Iowa later Thursday morning with dry air on the north side of the event. All activity will then depart later Thursday evening. This will have the highest amounts over central Iowa and a trace-2″ of snow in the aqua shaded…