Winter Weather Advisory

Approximately the southeastern half of Iowa has been put under a Winter Weather Advisory for this afternoon/evening. Areas of central Iowa that have been put under this advisory by the Des Moines NWS are forecasted to have a mix of precip throughout the afternoon, turning over to all snow by this evening. Sleet and possible Freezing Rain are possible in those areas, no major accumulation is expected though. Snowfall may be decent at times, total accumulations of around an inch or so can be expected for areas of central Iowa. For the latest Winter Weather Product out of Des Moines, see this link.

Areas of southeast Iowa and eastcentral Iowa are also under a Winter Weather Advisory by the Quad Cities NWS. Their forecast indicates that freezing rain accumulations do seem likely this evening during the first half of the advisory. So essentially from 6 to 9 pm the potential is there for up to a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. The latter half of the advisory period that goes until midnight will see snowfall as the likely precip. No major accumulations of snow are expected, but an inch seems possible. Even this inch of snow on top of any type of ice could make for a very dangerous situation on roadways, etc. Thus any traveling tonight should be done carefully. For the latest Winter Weather Message from the Quad Cities NWS, see this link.