***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***

[wxman1]

Was it supposed to snow today?

Yup

 

[3TrueFans]

Was it supposed to snow today?

They said far north, this is ain't far north

 

[nfrine]

Relax. We could be ice skating this weekend...

 

[wxman1]

Relax. We could be ice skating this weekend...

Just thing of it as an extended ice fishing season.

 

[cyfanatic]

Snowing in the Cedar Rapids area at the moment...

 

[somecyguy]

I know the source is questionable, but really?

 

[awd4cy]

I know the source is questionable, but really?

View attachment 168797

Seems pretty accurate. At least the Minnesota and Iowa part

 

[Herkster]

I've never seen this capability until today on weather.gov, but it's a cool way to read the forecast. This would be for the north half of Kossuth County. If you want to play around with it, weather.gov/forecastpoints

 

[wxman1]

This weekend storm is looking to be a behemoth for the region.

 

[ClonerJams]

Good luck Wisconsin friends

 

[ClonerJams]

Damn wind

 

[Kinch]

Wind 25 mph in southeast Iowa, central Iowa already with 35 gusts/

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Talking 6-10”, should be fun. Be safe.

 

[wxman1]

 

[wxman1]

 

[Hoggins]

A buddy’s station had 88 mph. Crazy

 

[2122]

For Albert Lea, yesterday 5-8" forecast for Sunday, now 1-2'.

 

[wxman1]

A buddy’s station had 88 mph. Crazy

My one complaint with my Tempest station is it does not handle strong winds well. anything over 30ish is sus.

 

[Robb]

My one complaint with my Tempest station is it does not handle strong winds well. anything over 30ish is sus.

This is good info, I was just looking at getting a Tempest station... Damn Ryan Hall marketing

 

[Entropy]

Good luck Wisconsin friends

Not excited by the idea of traveling to Madison Saturday for Canoecopia and then flying out of MKE on Sunday for a conference.