Fronts of the Past and Future

In the last week Iowa has experienced a massive warm front that moved through the entire state practically. Temperatures “soared” (well they at least went up) to sixty degrees as the high, I’m almost positive that we made some record highs in the past week. It seemed everywhere I went people were with the higher temperatures in higher spirits as well. It was a huge relief for me also, it seemed like forever that I didn’t have to go out to my frost bitten car and scrape off the frost. This was a great foretaste of spring I think for everyone that was growing so weary of the cold winter months. I was able to pull out some shorts for one of my school days as the weather felt so warm and great. I saw several motorcycles that were being ridden out and about, and this was only a sign of the two-wheel terror that I will soon be able to get and call my own.

The warm up I feared would melt all of the ice ending my ice- fishing ventures for this year. However, the fears were unnecessary as the ice remained and the Bass Masters tournament, which was about right in the middle of this warm front was still able to take place. The majority of the massive amount of snow that we’ve already this winter has for the most part melted off. I had forgotten how beautiful the land is without the “monotonous” look of white snow covering every foot of it. This early snow melt I hope will also help lessen the floods that might occur in the spring or early summer due to the vast amount of snow melt- off. However, there is still snow in the shadows of trees or in the spots where huge piles of snow found refuge in the parking lots of commercial buildings.

This morning was the first in about a week in which a found frost on my windshield. As Charlie Brown would say, “OHHH drag,” I know there is more winter to come and the frost on the windshield this morning was the sign of its return. That is along with the weather forecast of a snow storm aimed for Cedar Rapids for Friday and lasting to Saturday morning. This is Iowa weather and if you don’t like it today wait three days and it will be different.