There's nothing much better than a March day with a high in the 70s and we've got two of those on the menu Friday and Saturday. Thursday won't be bad either, but there is a small issue to over come in parts of my area before the really good stuff checks in. That is snow cover from Sunday night's mini blizzard. Snow cover is reflective of the suns energy, so instead of the solar rays being absorbed by the ground, they are largely bounced back into the atmosphere. That can take

This rambunctous weather pattern we've dealt with the past week is ready to take a breather. The high amplitude flow featuring multiple storms and much need precipitation flattens. the next 4 days look warmer and a lot more quiet. When I say warmer, I'm talking highs close to 70 Friday and 75 to 80 Saturday, putting us about 30 degrees above normal! Looking at the 500mb jet stream flow between now and Saturday, notice height rises associated with a building ridge over the sou

Make no mistake about it, last week was one of the all-time greats for weather here in eastern Iowa and NW Illinois. Trouble is, what made it great was the fact it was so wild and extreme. It all began Tuesday when a moderate severe weather risk was issued. Temperatures down around HWY 34, roughly south of a line from Mt Pleasant to Galesburg reached as high as 82 in Macomb. Galesburg hit 80 with a dew point of 70, extremely rich and rare moisture levels for March 10th. Near

A well-advertised blizzard continues to wallop the region with the major interstates closed due to extremely dangerous travel conditions. I-80 from the Omaha metro to Iowa City as well as I-35 from Ames to the Minnesota border were shut down Sunday due to major blowing and drifting. As of midnight during the writing of this post the snowfall reports have been pretty limited. Generally 3" have been reported in east-central Iowa from Cedar Rapids towards the Quad Cities region.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHEN: SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY WHERE: ALL OF THE AREA WHAT: 5-10" OF SNOW, 60 MPH WIND, WHITEOUTS SUMMARY:   The blizzard of 2026 is ramping up Sunday evening with wind and snow overspreading the region. Cold air surging into the circulation has caused thickness levels to collapse, allowing temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to low 30s. Wind chills are on their way to the single digits by midnight. N/NW winds have reached gusts o