12-4-17 Iowa Forecast: Cold front arrives today….bringing the transition to a wintry pattern. N.

Today’s forecast video:

Simulated radar through 1am Tuesday:

Northwest portions of the state pick-up minor snow accumulations tonight, mainly from a Sioux City to Spencer line and points northwest.  

It also gets very windy from this afternoon and tonight, with wind gusts up to 50 mph for the areas under a wind advisory:

It remains windy through mid-week as we see a transition to a cold pattern.  We may see periodic waves of snow showers Wednesday/Thursday, but the coverage will be limited.  Watching a stronger piece of energy to dive in on Friday, with a state-wide chance for light snow and light accumulations.

 

Weeks 1 and 2 outlooks: