Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 12:47 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Now
Light to moderate snow will continue through the rest of the afternoon. Between 1 PM and 4 PM...visibility will drop to less than a mile with some of the heavier snow. An additional inch or two of snow is expected to accumlate by sunset.
Forecast for Monroe
Updated: 3:13 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Blizzard Warning in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night...
Tonight
Snow. Areas of blowing snow after midnight. Brisk. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 8 to 11 inches. Nearly steady temperatures in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Wednesday
Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Windy. Snow accumulation of 3 to 4 inches. Storm total snow accumulation of 13 to 16 inches. Highs 20 to 25. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 100 percent.
Cloudy. Chance of light snow in the evening. Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Brisk. Lows zero to 5 below. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill readings 20 below to 25 below zero.
Thursday
Partly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 20 below to 25 below zero.
... Blizzard Warning in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night... ... Winter Storm Warning is cancelled...
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Blizzard Warning... which is in effect until midnight CST Wednesday night. This replaces the Winter Storm Warning.
* Snowfall from 1 to 4 inches will accumulate by sunset. Snow will then increase in intensity for the evening and overnight hours... with total snow accumulations of 10 to as much as 16 inches by the time the snow ends Wednesday.
* North winds are expected to increase to 20 to 30 mph late tonight and continue through Wednesday evening. Gusts up to 45 mph will cause blizzard conditions with near zero visibility in blowing snow... and severe drifting.
* Falling temperatures combined with strong winds should produce wind chill values of 15 to 20 below zero Wednesday night.
* This is an extremely dangerous storm. Whiteout conditions... with Road closures and impossible travel are expected. Combined with the severe cold... this storm may result in loss of life if proper precautions are not taken.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions... making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel... have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded... stay with your vehicle.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:16 am CST on December 08, 2009
... 24 hour snowfall ending 7am ...
Location rainfall time lat/Lon
Iowa
... Allamakee County... Lansing 4se 0.4 0700 am 43.32n 91.16w
... Chickasaw County... New Hampton 0.5 0700 am 43.06n 92.31w Ionia 0.3 0700 am 43.03n 92.50w
... Clayton County... Elkader 6ssw 0.6 0700 am 42.78n 91.45w Edgewood 0.5 0700 am 42.65n 91.40w Volga 0.5 0700 am 42.81n 91.52w Edgewood 0.5 0700 am 42.65n 91.40w
... Fayette County... Oelwein 2w 0.5 0700 am 42.67n 91.96w Waucoma 3se 0.4 0700 am 43.02n 91.98w Fayette 0.4 0700 am 42.83n 91.80w
... Floyd County... Nashua 0.5 0700 am 42.93n 92.55w Charles City 0.3 0700 am 43.05n 92.67w
... Howard County... Cresco 1 NE 0.5 0700 am 43.38n 92.10w Elma 0.4 0700 am 43.24n 92.43w
Minnesota
... Fillmore County... Spring Valley 3e 0.2 0700 am 43.68n 92.33w Preston 0.2 0700 am 43.67n 92.08w Spring Valley 3e 0.2 0700 am 43.68n 92.33w
... Houston County... Caledonia 0.5 0700 am 43.63n 91.50w
... Mower County... Austin 0.1 0700 am 43.67n 92.97w Grand Meadow 0.1 0700 am 43.70n 92.57w
... Adams County... Friendship 0.1 0700 am 43.98n 89.83w
... Crawford County... Soldiers Grove 0.6 0700 am 43.40n 90.78w Prairie Du Chien 0.2 0700 am 43.03n 91.15w
... Grant County... Cuba City 0.5 0700 am 42.63n 90.46w Sinsinawa 0.5 0700 am 42.52n 90.54w Platteville 0.3 0700 am 42.75n 90.48w Lancaster 0.3 0700 am 42.83n 90.78w
... La Crosse County... Holmen 1wnw 0.2 0700 am 43.97n 91.27w Holmen 2s 0.1 0700 am 43.93n 91.25w
... Monroe County... Sparta 0.3 0700 am 43.93n 90.82w Warrens 5wsw 0.2 0700 am 44.10n 90.59w
... Richland County... Richland Center 0.5 0700 am 43.33n 90.38w
..Vernon County... La Farge 0.3 0700 am 43.57n 90.64w Hillsboro 0.1 0700 am 43.65n 90.33w
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposure. Not all data listed is considered official.
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