More Than 6 Inches of Snow to get Dumped on Wisconsin and Iowa

Wisconsin and Iowa are preparing for a snowstorm to dump more of the white stuff all over the place Wednesday night and Thursday. The National Weather Service says some areas could see up to 9 inches of snow which means some areas are under a Winter Storm Watchand a Winter Weather Advisory.

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Rain Before The Snow

The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities says that a system will be bringing snow to Eastern Iowa, Northwestern Illinois, and Wisconsin starting Wednesday night through Thursdsay. The Quad Cities will get a lot of rain first with some areas seeing 2 inches of rainfall.

Depending on the system's path, we could see more snow, ice, or rain dropped on the Quad Cities metro. Most of the snow is expected to fall in a line from Galena, IL to Washginton, IA.

A lot of Snow to Fall in Wisconsin, Northeast Iowa

The National Weather Service of La Crosse  is saying that some towns and counties along that line will see more than 6 inches of snow, with mostly Wisconsin towns getting up to 9 inches of snow.

Who Need to Prepare?

Many counties are under a Winter Storm Watch and a Winter Weather Advisory. The Winter Storm Watch stretches from Marion County in Iowa to Green Lake County in Wisconsin. Most of the counties under a Winter Weather Advisory are in Wisconsin surrounding the counties that are under a watch.

Here is the forecast from National Weather Service of the Quad Cities for Wednesday through Sunday:

• Today
  • Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46°.
  • South wind around 5 mph.
• Tonight
  • Rain, mainly after 7pm. Low around 35°.
  • Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
  • Chance of precipitation is 100%.
  • New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Thursday
  • Rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 9 am.
  • Steady temperature around 36°.
  • Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
  • Chance of precipitation is 100%.
  • New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday Night
  • A 20% chance of snow after midnight.
  • Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26°.
  • Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Friday
  • Mostly sunny, with a high near 32°.
• Saturday
  • Sunny, with a high near 38°.
• Sunday
  • Sunny, with a high near 47°.