Weather

**UPDATED 6AM 10/24**
If this is going to be the trend in Iowa --- it's gonna to be a loooong winter...
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that the next round of accumulating snow will fall on Sunday into Sunday night with the highest totals in Northwestern Iowa...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has announced a FREEZE WARNING in effect for Eastern Iowa, including the counties of: Butler, Bremer, Grundy, Black Hawk, Tama, and Fayette, among others.
The warning is in effect Friday from 1AM - 8AM...

Winter hasn't arrived -- not yet. But the Winter Outlook has. The National Weather Services says that 'La Niña' will influence the weather across the country.
This winter, Iowa can expect:
TEMPERATURE: Equal chances of being cooler or warmer than normal...

We knew this day would be coming. The days are getting shorter, the temps are getting colder which can only mean one thing: When will we get our first snow of the season?
Maybe next week? Maybe.
First of all, we know it's gonna get chilly...

It's going to get chilly!

The United States is on pace to having the fewest recorded deaths from lightning strikes in a single year.
14 people have died from lightning strikes in the US so far this year, ranging in age from 9-76. (Zero in Iowa in 2020)  Since peak lightning season in the U...

According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, the August 10th Derecho has been officially declared as a 'Billion-Dollar" Disaster.
So far this year the US has seen 16 disasters each resulting in damages of over a billion dollars...

However, the beginning of the month has been rather chilly

I think this one may be a little to out there.

Large hail and damaging wind are possible