Gadsden, Alabama to Ames, Iowa

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We are off on another trek, this time lasting a day and a half, covering 884 miles. The first day will be the full day, and will conclude after about 532 miles. The pacing on this trip will be 66.5mph, which is pretty good! Let’s hope for dry roads!

DAY ONE (Monday)

Gadsden, Alabama

The weather is clear now, what with our cavalcade of wintry weather finally clearing out of the southeastern US. The interstates are getting cleared first, but the beginning of our drive, through hard hit Tennessee, specifically Nashville, which is still trying to thaw. It’s snow in Kentucky and southern Illinois, but that is a lot easier to push to the side of the road. Our drive will end in Wentzville, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis.

DAY TWO (Tuesday)
Behind the ridge that is bringing the pleasant weather to the Mississippi Valley is the next upper level trough, which I need to assure you is not like the last two. Nevertheless, some precipitation will be coming together as we get started on Tuesday morning. There may be a few flurries between Wentzville and Hannibal, but it certainly isn’t an all day affair for us, driving into Ames, which will be at least warmer than it has been.

Ames, Iowa

Ames, Iowa

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We’ve spent a great deal of our time and energy focused on the southeastern US, so we get to get a taste of something different this evening.

At 453PM, CT, Ames was reporting a temperature of 32 degrees with overcast skies. This is following a band of light snow that was related to a clipper moving through the Upper Midwest. An area of high pressure is moving through the Canadian Prairies, with a bit warmer air flowing under the upper level feature.
The Canadian ridge will sink back to the south tomorrow, and there is a chance for a band of flurries Late tomorrow, but the advancing area of high pressure will ensure that the day won’t be completely snobound.
Tomorrow – Increasing clouds with late flurries, High 31, Low 16
Tuesday – Mostly sunny,High 25, Low 14

TWC: Tomorrow – A mix of clouds and sun early, then becoming cloudy later High 31, Low 20
Tuesday – Partly cloudy. High 28, Low 18

AW: Tomorrow – Intervals of clouds and sun High 30, Low 18
Tuesday – Periods of clouds and sunshine High 26, Low 17

NWS: Tomorrow – Partly sunny, High 30. Low 17
Tuesday – Partly sunny, High 28, Low 17

WB: Tomorrow – Partly sunny. High 31, Low 22
Tuesday – Partly sunny. High 26, Low 18

WN: Tomorrow – Partly Cloudy, High 29, Low 17
Tuesday – Partly Cloudy, High 28, Low 16

CLI: Tomorrow – Overcast, High 33, Low 17
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy, High 28, Low 10

Here’s the radar imagery for Iowa, with our warm front already through town. Well, through the Hawkeye State, actually.