We still have about six weeks of fall left, but Thursday is Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service, says it’s important for Iowans to be aware and prepared for whatever may be around the corner, including ice, snow and bitter cold.
Parts of northwest and north-central Iowa got a surprise blanket of flakes on Halloween morning. The weather service announced several weeks ago that it planned to eliminate some terms in the winter ahead that Iowans have gotten used to hearing.
The switch makes more sense, he says, as things like wind chill warnings didn’t tell the full story.
The long-range forecast shows above-normal temperatures in Iowa for the next few weeks, also with above-normal rainfall likely, but no snow indicated. The first day of winter is December 21st.
