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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Snow fell across much of northeast Iowa and northern Illinois early Saturday, as an area of low pressure tracked east over Missouri. Snowfall amounts generally between 1 and 3 inches were common, with the higher amounts falling along and north of highway 30.

 

Additional snow fell over portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois late Saturday afternoon and evening. The highest totals between 2 and 4 inches fell along a line from Washington county in Iowa, to northern Mercer and southern Rock Island counties in Illinois.

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Midwest Snowfall Analysis - Courtesy Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
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