Des Moines, IA – Thanksgiving travelers across Iowa could face a significantly wetter weather pattern as precipitation probabilities climb heading into November 18–24, raising concerns about potential snow, freezing rain, ice and developing winter storms during the busy holiday travel period.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, its November 10 outlook favors above-normal precipitation across Iowa and much of the central United States from Wednesday, November 18, through Tuesday, November 24.
The outlook highlights a widespread precipitation pattern extending from the West Coast through the central Plains and Midwest. Portions of the nation’s Heartland reach 70–80% probabilities of above-normal precipitation, with Iowa included in the broader region of elevated precipitation chances…