Central Iowa Snow

Central Iowa will wake up to white stuff as the region will see its first snowstorm of the season beginning the night of Tuesday the 8^th and lasting into the morning of Wednesday the 9^th.

Winter Weather Advisory from National Weather Service for Tuesday
night into Wednesday morning.

Here is a look at some of the latest computer model snowfall projections.



Global Forecast System Model Solution
for Nov. 9th Snowstorm



Notice the differences in the model solutions.



North American Mesoscale Model Solution
for Nov. 9th Snowstorm

Forecast models tend to struggle with the specifics of storm systems, so the reality of this snow storm should be a bit different than these pictures. I would expect accumulating snowfall for much of central Iowa. The Des Moines metro should see around several inches on the ground for the Wednesday morning commute. Plowable snow is likely and some folks should see more than 5 inches in isolated spots. Regardless of the snow, we’ll all get much colder behind this storm.

That's great news for outdoorsmen! Our next cold snap is going to bring fantastic weather for upland birds, waterfowl and the best part of the Iowa Whitetail Rut! Here are three great reasons to make some time for hunting this week. 

1). According to the calendar we are just days away from the rutting moon. This is the 2^nd full moon after the Autumnal Equinox, and is theoretically the most common indicator for the peak of the whitetail breeding season. This means we are seeing some of the highest levels of deer activity all year. 2). The harvest is nearly complete which adds another great hunting element. The deer that used crop fields as security cover are now retreating to the brushy draws and woodland during the daylight. That creates a daily ebb and flow of animals to and from food sources like row crop fields. 3). Colder weather usually coincides with high game activity levels. Snow is fantastic to track animals, identify heavy trails and observe recent movement. Cold weather also causes game animals feed more heavily and move more often. And more movement means more exciting hunts.

Buck movement has nearly tripled on my trail-cameras in the last 2 weeks. Iowa White-tail are
in the seek-and-chase phase of the Rut- one of the best times for bow-hunters!

The best days this week will be midday Nov. 8^th, all day Nov. 9^th, 10^th and 11^th ! Good Luck, and enjoy the first snowstorm of the season!