Snow creates slick journey in a single day

Weather Headlines

• NEXT 9 HOURS: Snow results in slick roads
• SHORT TERM: Travel impacts linger into Friday
• LONG TERM: Cold by the weekend, then hotter

Latest Forecast

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Hazardous journey is anticipated for a number of areas in a single day by Friday morning.

A mixture of rain and snow will transition to all snow throughout jap Iowa in a single day and result in hazardous journey from slick roads and diminished visibility.

Timing

Through the night and in a single day hours, the rain/snow line will step by step march to the east as colder air pushes into jap Iowa. Watch for the transition to snow to achieve a line from Manchester to Cedar Rapids to Iowa City between 10 PM and Midnight, then progress to the Mississippi river between midnight and a couple of AM.

Snow will then proceed by the in a single day hours. Our far western counties will see the snow finish between 5 and seven AM Friday, then snow continues to taper off from southwest to northeast. By midday, snow crosses the Mississippi River and is out of the realm.

Amounts/Accumulations

We are pretty assured {that a} heavy band of snow will fall throughout jap Iowa and drop 6 to 9 inches of snow. There is the potential for a pointy cutoff in quantities to the north and south of this heavy band. As a outcome, any minor shift within the monitor of this storm and placement of the heaviest snow band might make a giant distinction in how a lot snow is in your yard Friday morning. We have seen higher consistency within the forecast fashions because the night has progressed, and are more and more assured that the axis of heaviest snowfall will happen alongside a line from Waterloo to Fayette to Prairie Du Chien.

Impacts

Plan on slick journey in a single day by Friday morning, particularly the place the heaviest snow falls. Winds will change into gusty in a single day and stay sturdy on Friday, which might result in blowing and drifting snow, in addition to diminished visibility. As at all times, drive rigorously if you might want to be on the roads, enable loads of following and stopping distance, and provides your self additional time to get to your vacation spot. Keeping meals, water, a flashlight, and a blanket in your automotive are additionally good precautions to take.

After the Storm

Highs Friday vary from the mid 20s in our northern counties to low to mid 30s south of interstate 80. Skies stay largely cloudy Friday night time as lows fall into the low to mid teenagers throughout the realm. Those with a thick, recent snowpack might be coldest and will even fall into the one digits.

The weekend will characteristic largely cloudy skies on Saturday and partly cloudy skies on Sunday. Highs are within the mid 20s to low 30s with lows within the teenagers.

After a chilly Monday, with partly cloudy skies and highs within the higher 20s and low 30s, temperatures return to the mid 40s for highs by the center of subsequent week with lows within the 20s and 30s because the climate stays quiet.

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