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WEATHER LAB | What is a snow squall?
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WEATHER LAB | What is a snow squall?
These short bursts of snow and wind are notorious for causing accidents during the winter
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Explaining what a temperature inversion is
Temperature inversions can have a variety of impacts, from limiting severe weather to creating very dense fog in a short amount of time.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | What is a temperature inversion?
Temperature inversions can have a variety of impacts; from limiting severe weather, to creating very dense fog in a short amount of time.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | That sound you hear in winter might be a frost quake
Frost quakes are rare, but can occur when frigid outdoor temperatures in the winter cause groundwater or water underneath the surface to freeze.
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Will central Iowa have a White Christmas in 2021 | Dec. 25 weather forecast for Des Moines
The historical trend in drop in White Christmas occurrences across the country is stark ... a 9% drop in the past decade!
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Explaining what graupel is
Sometimes described as soft hail, this wintry precipitation is fairly uncommon but can occur in Iowa when conditions are right.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | What is graupel?
Sometimes described as soft hail, this wintry precipitation is fairly uncommon but can occur in Iowa when conditions are right
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | The challenges of long-range weather forecasting
The farther away a forecast is, the more difficult it is to predict with any certainty.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Don't fall for hype forecasts!
Long-range forecasting is challenging. As an event or system is farther away, it is more difficult to nail down specifics in the pattern.
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WEATHER LAB | Here's why bridges freeze before roads
In certain situations, bridges will become icy before normal roads.
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WEATHER LAB | Why do bridges freeze first?
Weather Lab - Why do bridges freeze first?
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | What is a snow squall?
These short bursts of snow and wind are notorious for causing accidents during the winter
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Explaining what a temperature inversion is
Temperature inversions can have a variety of impacts, from limiting severe weather to creating very dense fog in a short amount of time.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | What is a temperature inversion?
Temperature inversions can have a variety of impacts; from limiting severe weather, to creating very dense fog in a short amount of time.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | That sound you hear in winter might be a frost quake
Frost quakes are rare, but can occur when frigid outdoor temperatures in the winter cause groundwater or water underneath the surface to freeze.
Weather
Will central Iowa have a White Christmas in 2021 | Dec. 25 weather forecast for Des Moines
The historical trend in drop in White Christmas occurrences across the country is stark ... a 9% drop in the past decade!
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Explaining what graupel is
Sometimes described as soft hail, this wintry precipitation is fairly uncommon but can occur in Iowa when conditions are right.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | What is graupel?
Sometimes described as soft hail, this wintry precipitation is fairly uncommon but can occur in Iowa when conditions are right
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | The challenges of long-range weather forecasting
The farther away a forecast is, the more difficult it is to predict with any certainty.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Don't fall for hype forecasts!
Long-range forecasting is challenging. As an event or system is farther away, it is more difficult to nail down specifics in the pattern.
Weather Lab
WEATHER LAB | Here's why bridges freeze before roads
In certain situations, bridges will become icy before normal roads.
Weather
WEATHER LAB | Why do bridges freeze first?
Weather Lab - Why do bridges freeze first?
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