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KCRG TV9 First Alert Forecast For Dubuque and the Tri-States
KCRG TV9 FIRST ALERT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9th 2018
TODAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 30. LIGHT WIND.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 18. LIGHT WIND
TOMORROW: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH 34.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY:
PARTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY. CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH’S IN THE 30’S, LOW’S IN THE 20’S.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT DUBUQUE: 9.2-FEET & FALLING
KCRG Weather Blog
Weather pattern changes to milder conditions next week
While we have dealt with plenty of cold air over the past few weeks, things will be turning around from a temperature standpoint next week. High pressure over eastern Iowa this weekend will slowly shift southeast of us into southern Illinois and eastern Missouri. When high pressure is located there, we tend to get warmer. We should go well into the 30s on Monday with the chance of a few 40s not out of the question for Tuesday. No precipitation is anticipated either day, and only small chances exist later in the week.
Dry weekends have been hard to come by
This weekend will be dry, but not because there’s no active weather going on anywhere. A strong weather system will be passing well to our south, throwing only some clouds our direction. Since September 1, five of 14 weekends have had no precipitation at the Eastern Iowa Airport and three of those were in September! The last completely dry weekend – not even a trace of rain or snow reported – was November 10-11. Here are the precipitation values for each weekend since the start of September: September 1/2: 0.88”/0.03” September 8/9: 0.00”/0.00” September 15/16: 0.00”/0.00” September 22/23: 0.00”/0.00” September 29/30: 0.17”/0.15” October 6/7: 0.33”/0.63” October 13/14: 0.00”/0.01” October 20/21: 0.00”/0.00” October 27/28: 0.04”/0.12” November 3/4: 0.25”/0.89” November 10/11: 0.00”/0.00” November 17/18: 0.18”/0.00” November 24/25: 0.00”/Trace December 1/2: 0.53”/0.09”
Quieter weather is likely for a while
While areas of flurries or a few light snow showers remain possible tonight, our weather largely stays quiet for the next week or more. One of the somewhat common patterns during an El Niño is a southerly, wet storm track. That appears to be taking shape later this week into the weekend. The other indication is cold for the upper Midwest. Sure enough, over the next week to ten days, our weather remains pretty quiet with occasional cold shots. Nearly all the moisture will stay to our north or south as well. A significant snowfall may occur over the southern states this weekend. This pattern looks like it could go into mid-December. Weatherwise, it’ll be a good weekend for shopping and other events!
Climate review for November and autumn 2018
December is here and that means meteorological fall has ended. Both November and autumn as a whole had below-average temperatures, and this past season will also go down as being quite wet. November 2018 climate summary Cedar Rapids Warmest high: 54 on the 1st and 2nd Coldest low: 9 on the 18th Average high temperature: 38.0 degrees, 8.5 degrees below normal Average low temperature: 23.8 degrees, 4.0 degrees below normal Average temperature: 30.9 degrees, 6.2 degrees below normal Precipitation: 1.70”, 0.41” below normal Snowfall: 2.8”, 1.1” above normal Dubuque Warmest high: 51 on the 4th Coldest low: 11 on the 10th and 18th Average high temperature: 35.9 degrees, 8.9 degrees below normal Average low temperature: 24.1 degrees, 4.4 degrees below normal Average temperature: 30.0 degrees, 6.7 degrees below normal Precipitation: 1.92”, 0.43” below normal Snowfall: 4.2”, 1.4” above normal Iowa City Warmest high: 57 on the 2nd Coldest low: 7 on the 28th Average high temperature: 39.5 degrees, 8.2 degrees below normal Average low temperature: 25.2 degrees, 5.0 degrees below normal Average temperature: 32.3 degrees, 6.7 degrees below normal Precipitation: 3.21”, 0.86” above normal Snowfall: 9.0”, 8.3” above normal Waterloo Warmest high: 58 on the 1st Coldest low: 1 on the 18th Average high temperature: 36.6 degrees, 9.3 degrees below normal Average low temperature: 22.3 degrees, 4.5 degrees above normal Average temperature: 29.4 degrees, 6.9 degrees below normal Precipitation: 2.43”, 0.42” above normal Snowfall: 3.7”, 0.6” above normal Autumn (September-November) 2018 climate summary Cedar Rapids Warmest high: 92 on September 20th Coldest low: 9 on November 18th Average high: 57.8 degrees, 3.1 degrees below normal Average low: 39.5 degrees, right at normal Average temperature: 48.6 degrees, 1.6 degrees below normal Precipitation: 12.26”, 4.37” above normal Snowfall: 2.8”, 1.1” above normal Dubuque Warmest high: 89 on September 17th and 20th Coldest low: 11 on November 10th and 18th Average high: 55.8 degrees, 3.3 degrees below normal Average low: 39.2 degrees, 0.8 degree below normal Average temperature: 47.5 degrees, 2.1 degrees below normal Precipitation: 17.27”, 8.80” above normal Snowfall: 4.2”, 1.4” above normal Iowa City Warmest high: 93 on September 20th Coldest low: 7 on November 28th Average high: 59.4 degrees, 2.8 degrees below normal Average low: 41.2 degrees, 0.1 degree below normal Average temperature: 51.7 degrees, 1.4 degrees below normal Precipitation: 17.48”, 8.87” above normal Snowfall: 9.0”, 8.3” above normal Waterloo Warmest high: 93 on June 29th and 30th Coldest low: 48 on June 4th Average high: 82.3 degrees, 0.3 degree below normal Average low: 61.1 degrees, 0.5 degree below normal Average temperature: 71.7 degrees, 0.1 degree below normal Precipitation: 19.28”, 5.12” above normal Snowfall: 3.8”, 0.4” above normal
December can have rainy days, but they’re not common
While December is known for snowfall, don’t discount the potential for significant rainfall either. The largest daily rainfall in Cedar Rapids in December occurred on December 13, 2015 when 1.82” fell. There are other several dates with over 1.40” of rainfall in one day. The oldest record happened all the way back on December 12th, 1901. There have been only 18 December days since records began in 1892 with a rainfall over one inch. The rainfall event this weekend does have the potential to exceed one inch, depending on the exact track the storm system takes and whether any thunder occurs. It’ll be a cold rain, too, as highs will be stuck in the 30s.