Iowa City Weather: A Wet (But Warmer) Weekend, With a Chance for Fog and Rain

You know all that snow we got in Iowa City a few days ago?

Well Iowa weather has changed its mind again. Most of that will be gone by this weekend.

It's where it's going to go once it melts that might be part of the problem.

A warm front is bringing rain, some snowy winter mix, and potentially some fog to Eastern Iowa this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the area including Johnson County with a note that patches of dense fog may possible due to the warm air and the amount of moisture on the ground right now, with some fog possible this (Friday) morning.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF EARLY MORNING FOG ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA. THIS FOG WILL BE VARIABLE IN NATURE...AND MAY BE DENSE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. MODERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND MELTING SNOW MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...MINOR FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS...AND POSSIBLE ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.

The National Weather Service has potential high temperatures near the 40s in Iowa City, however, so that should be nice for a bit until the temperature levels back down to near freezing during the week. Meanwhile Weather Underground has temperatures in the mid 40s and 50s late next week, so I'm hoping they're right.

Sadly, they also predict a chance for fog. So watch out while you're driving out there.