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“Spring leaf out” is occurring earlier than average in northern states due to a warm March. In Iowa, in the Interstate 80 corridor and areas south, spring leaf out is occurring nearly two weeks earlier than normal.
Friday was unseasonably warm across Iowa. In Iowa City, temperatures topped out around 80 degrees. That’s nearly 30 degrees warmer than the average high temperature in late March. The bright sunshine brought people out to the the Pentacrest in downtown Iowa City.
The line of storms will be moving quickly, could bring damaging winds
A line of severe storms is expected to move through the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas between 8 and 11 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service Quad Cities bureau. Storms are expected to be fast-moving, leaving little time to react.
With highs forecast in the 60s and 70s, the trails will be open for walkers on Mount Trashmore for three days this week.
The weather over the next 48 hours is expected to include heavy rain, strong winds, plummeting temperatures and a chance of snow.
Temperatures in parts of Eastern Iowa topped out at 60 degrees Friday, and strong winds gusted over 40 mph.
After a week of freezing temperatures in Eastern Iowa, the forecast is looking warmer for next week.
More snow on the way to Eastern Iowa on Friday and Saturday.
See photos as the Corridor received its first significant snowfall of the year.
In a 1 p.m. update, the National Weather Service predicted the Cedar Rapids, Maquoketa and Dubuque areas would receive an additional 4 to 6 inches of snow. Iowa City and the Quad Cities were projected to get about 3 more inches of snow.
A winter storm warning will be in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 3 a.m. Thursday. Parts of Eastern Iowa could see up to 7 inches of snow.
Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque is a snowy oasis in a state that’s been experiencing one of its least snowy winters in more than 130 years. But not all weather-dependent businesses can manufacture their own snow.
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media Broadcasting, the parent company of KWWL-TV, has reportedly reversed course on a plan to fire its local meteorologists.
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