Wet and Cool in the East this Memorial Day Weekend; Well Above Normal Temperatures in the Northern Plains

A wet Memorial Day weekend is in store for the East, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches expected from the Gulf Coast to southern New England. Well above normal temperatures are forecast to build across the northern Plains. Another round of heavy to excessive rainfall is expected to impact the western Gulf Coast this weekend with Flood Watches in effect. Read More >

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3 Day Forecast Snowfall Amounts for the state of Iowa

3 Day Forecast Ice Accumulation Amounts for Central Iowa

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)

Big Creek Beach, IA (Polk County)

Big Creek Marina, IA (Polk County)

Cedar Falls, IA (Black Hawk County)

Creston, IA (Union County)

Fort Dodge, IA (Webster County)

ISU Ag Farm, IA (Boone County)

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 Snowfall Amounts for the Next Two Days

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Algona	Big Creek Beach	Big Creek Marina	Cedar Falls	Creston	Fort Dodge	ISU Ag Farm	ISU Ames
Jefferson	Knoxville	Madrid	Panora	Parkersburg	Pella	Rathbun Lake	Rockwell City
Stuart	Tama	Waverly	Winterset

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