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3 Day Forecast Snowfall Amounts for the state of Iowa
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Four pane snow/ice composite chart for day 1 (today), displaying the probability for 4+ inches of snow (top left), 8+ inches of snow (top right), 12+ inches of snow (bottom right), and 0.25+ inches of freezing rain (bottom right). Issued by the Weather Prediction Center.
Four pane snow/ice composite chart for day 2 (tomorrow), displaying the probability for 4+ inches of snow (top left), 8+ inches of snow (top right), 12+ inches of snow (bottom right), and 0.25+ inches of freezing rain (bottom right). Issued by the Weather Prediction Center.
Four pane snow/ice composite chart for day 3, displaying the probability for 4+ inches of snow (top left), 8+ inches of snow (top right), 12+ inches of snow (bottom right), and 0.25+ inches of freezing rain (bottom right). Issued by the Weather Prediction Center.
Algona, IA (Kossuth County)
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Cedar Falls, IA (Black Hawk County)
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ISU (Ames), IA (Story County)
Jefferson, IA (Greene County)
Knoxville, IA (Marion County)
Madrid, IA (Boone County)
Newton, IA (Jasper County)
Panora, IA (Guthrie County)
Pella, IA (Marion County)
Parkersburg, IA (Butler County)
Rathbun Lake, IA (Appanoose County)
Rockwell City, IA (Calhoun County)
Stuart, IA (Guthrie County)
Tama, IA (Tama County)
Waverly, IA (Bremer County)
Winterset, IA (Madison County)
 
 
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Forecast Graphics

Forecast Snowfall Amounts for Iowa for the Next 3 Days

Image of Statewide Graphical Forecast Snowfall Amounts for the Next 3 Days

Forecast Ice Amounts for Iowa for the Next 3 Days

Image of Statewide Graphical Forecast Ice Amounts for the Next 3 Days

 

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2 Day Probability Graphs of Winter Precipitation


National Snow & Ice Probabilistic Forecasts

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Day 1 WPC Snow and Ice Probabilistic Composite
Day 1
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Day 2
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