Rain Likely Tuesday, Winter Weather Wednesday

The weather will take us on a bit of a rollercoaster over the next few days.

The National Weather Service says rain is likely today in eastern Iowa, with that rain transitioning over to snow by Wednesday morning.

More than 60 counties across western, central and northeast Iowa are under a Winter Storm Watch starting Tuesday night and lasting into Wednesday afternoon. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says rain will start falling tonight and it’ll switch to light snow as the temperature drops.

Hagenhoff said the snow and wind should start to taper off after midday Wednesday, though the roads may be icy or snow-covered.

Hagenhoff says they’re not expecting a lot of snowfall with this storm – maybe two inches – but she says the real threat is the winds creating poor visibility and blowing and drifting snow.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa