Freezing rain, sleet and snow will be common across northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska early this morning.
This mixed precipitation should gradually diminish and give way to an area of snow that will expand northwest into southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. By evening the snow will lift east and northeast and the remainder of the week will be quiet and seasonally cool.
Snow will expand in coverage this morning, become heaviest from late morning into the afternoon, then diminish tonight.
Snow will spread across the area this morning, then come to an end this evening.
Freezing rain should end across northern Iowa early this morning with a tenth or two of ice accumulation on elevated surfaces. Isolated power outages are possible due to ice on trees and power lines. Scattered ice or slush covered roads are possible as well for the morning commute. From midday into this afternoon, additional precipitation is expected northwest in the form of a wintry mix or snow. Snow accumulations from a dusting to as much as 3″ may fall toward Estherville. This may result in slush or snow covered roads for the evening commute as well. All the precipitation is expected to end by the early evening hours at the latest. The latest information can always be found at https://weather.gov/desmoines.
