Weather

With temperatures expected to fall to minus 20 on Friday — and wind chills dipping as low as 35 below zero — the University of Iowa has moved classes online, instructing faculty and staff to teach via Zoom or Teams instead of asking students to show up in person.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District Friday will pilot its first home-based learning day, a new option this year for winter weather-related school cancellations.

Parts of Eastern Iowa were under a blizzard warning Wednesday

Strong winds — some gusting up to 60 mph — will move into Eastern Iowa Wednesday afternoon, making travel dangerous in some parts of the region.

Despite Iowa’s early, post-Thanksgiving snowfall late last year, and subsequent winter storms in December, Eastern Iowa saw below average temperatures and precipitation last month.

From the initial 911 call to the final tow, officials explain the steps of keeping drivers safe while helping them get off the roads.

In Iowa, blizzard conditions eased but high winds were still blowing fallen snow across roadways, keeping more than 200 miles of Interstate 35 closed Monday morning. State troopers reported 193 calls for service from Sunday morning to Monday morning.

How are normal high and low temperatures, and average precipitation numbers calculated, and how far back does the data go? Find out with Curious Iowa — a series from The Gazette that answers readers’ questions about the state and how it works.

More than 50 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes on I-80 on Saturday that caused a backup lasting several hours.

Another round of snow — this one expected to start Thursday afternoon into the evening — could make for a difficult evening commute in Eastern Iowa.

Parts of Eastern Iowa saw 6 to 8 inches of snow fall Saturday night into Sunday

Despite having a wetter-than-average July due to more rainfall, Iowa’s dry autumn conditions have let drought conditions creep back into parts of the state.