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Des Moines, IA – Iowa is heading into a colder and potentially snowy holiday period as NOAA’s latest Week 3–4 Outlook shows below-normal temperatures from December 20 through January 2. With both Christmas and New Years falling within this timeframe, residents should prepare for a wintry travel setup across much of the state.
According to NOAA forecasters, a broad push of cold air will dominate Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, northern Illinois, and the Dakotas, keeping temperatures consistently below seasonal norms. Under this pattern, even typical or slightly lighter precipitation is expected to fall primarily as snow, raising the likelihood of several accumulating events through the holiday stretch…