Hello from New Orleans, LA!!!

Made the trip to New Orleans yesterday and into today, I believe I landed at the airport down here just after midnight this morning. Didn't get to the hotel and into bed until ~3 AM however, and with a morning wake up of 6:30 that didn't leave much time for sleep! The weather down here isn't nearly as good as it could be, raining last night and into this morning; although I got to hear some thunder this morning as I awoke. Partly Sunny and windy is the going forecast for tomorrow and Monday, with temperatures only in the 40s and 50s! Freeze warnings actually issued for the New Orleans area as they are expected to be near freezing. However, isn't as bad as the -16 degree low this morning from the home weather station in Terril, IA and just barely got above freezing. Add in another system capable of over 6 inches of snow into western Iowa and I guess I can't complain about barely freezing temperatures.

As for that system moving into Iowa, snow should begin in the western third of the state on Sunday night spreading into the central third by Monday. Eastern Iowa should see the snow begin on Monday and taper off by Tuesday morning. By the time all is said and done, a majority of the state should see more than 3 inches. The southern third of the state should see 3-5 inches, central and northern thirds' could see 4-7 inches of snow. For more information on this as well as a decent graphical representation of it, check out the Des Moines NWS Weather Story.

More updates possible through the week, likely to include mainly details on the 88th Annual American Meteorological Society meeting here in New Orleans. Hopefully with some pictures of the downtown area, staying only a few blocks from the French Quarter. Enjoy the cold and snow in Iowa!