MOVING ON TO THE WARM UP....
Quite the whopper of a snow system came through Iowa on Sunday. The models did start to catch onto the strengthening low out west and it did materialize... a wide area of 6-9".
Further to the south warmer temperatures led to lower amounts with more mixing. There will likely be more 3-4" totals as people measure the snow Sunday night and we'll see more updated totals Sunday morning.
Now we can dig out of this one and move onto the warm up... there will be a ridge building in the upper levels of the atmosphere that will push in warmer air.
It will be a fight though, due to an extensive and deep snow pack in the Midwest. (Do note this does not include Sunday's snowfall yet):
You'll see in these areas with the bulk of the snow that there will be lower temperatures. There is uncertainty in how warm it exactly will get due to the snowpack but temperatures will be near and above the freezing mark. Monday's highs:
Tuesday:
There will be a system/front that moves through the Midwest on Thursday. It doesn't appear to have much precipitation with it right now:
There will be another system on Saturday that does appear to be stronger... this could bring more snow to parts of the Midwest but it's way to far out to know exact details yet.
Temperatures will likely go up and down as the pattern remains active but it doesn't look like there will be huge swings over the next 10 days for now!
RK
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