Wintry combine impacting journey by means of Monday morning

Weather Headlines

• NEXT 9 HOURS: Rain turning to snow
• SHORT TERM: Whiteout circumstances doable
• LONG TERM: Highs keep colder

Latest Forecast

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The First Alert Storm Team has issued a First Alert Day right now on account of a wintry combine that can affect journey tonight and into Monday morning.

A Dense Fog Advisory stays in impact throughout all of jap Iowa by means of the morning.

If you encounter fog on the roads, you should definitely decelerate and switch in your low-beam headlights. Poor visibility is predicted by means of the beginning of the rain showers.

We begin this morning with our excessive temperatures. Our northwest zone will probably be within the mid to higher 30s, with the southern zone within the mid to higher 40s.

Eastern Iowa will see the scattered rain showers flip extra widespread by means of the morning. The rain showers are main a chilly entrance that can drop temperatures because it passes by means of.

Temperatures will attain freezing degree through the early afternoon, which is able to shift the rain showers to sleet. As the temperatures will proceed to fall, the precipitation will proceed to evolve into snow by means of the night. Snow showers are anticipated to remain within the space by means of Sunday evening and proceed into early Monday morning. Areas north of Highway 30 are prone to see some accumulation from this winter storm. The highest snowfall totals will probably be throughout northern Iowa.

Winds will strengthen by means of the morning, reaching 20 to 40 mph out of the northwest by Sunday afternoon, with gusts as much as 50 mph.

Gusty circumstances will proceed by means of Monday afternoon.

The mixture of robust winds and falling snow will create blowing snow in areas with accumulating snow. This will decrease visibility and create whiteout circumstances, particularly throughout your Monday morning commute. Slick spots might additionally develop on roadways in a single day, so you’ll want to take warning in case you are touring Sunday evening and into Monday morning.

By Monday morning, temperatures will dip into the one digits with wind chills within the single digits to low teenagers under zero. Cloud cowl will clear by means of the day, as excessive temperatures solely attain into the mid to higher teenagers. Temperatures keep chilly all through the week, with highs 20s and low 30s and lows within the single digits and youths.

While circumstances stay usually quiet, we’re monitoring a disturbance anticipated round New Year’s Eve, which might deliver a fast, mild snow bathe by means of on Wednesday evening. As the fashions proceed to refine the observe, we are going to hold you up to date on the free KCRG First Alert Weather App, right here on KCRG.com, and on KCRG-TV9.

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