meteorologist brad edwards will be back with our forecast. forecast with brad edwards who's still live out at waukee's winterfest. brad? brad/live weather adlib: put script here in green what is better than a friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to partly cloudy skies as we head through the night. temps will not fall as much as last night thanks to southerly winds of 5- 10 mph, but some refreezing will be metro. saturday will be another mild and dry day for the midwest with southern iowa reaching the 50s again while mainly 40s will be expected to the north. winds will remain southerly from 10-20 mph with partly cloudy skies. the clouds will increase saturday night with a few light showers possible by sunday morning. sunday will be cooler with nw winds and more clouds around until later in the afternoon. next >>> tonight a special edition of "world news tonight." the nypd now saying they're investigating an act of terroris for the first time right here tonight, the face of the young mother who authorities say became a

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i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: winter has returned to iowa folks! those cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshine friday, but it will remain cold with highs only reaching the upper 20s to the low 30s. saturday will bring us some milder temps by the afternoon, but sunday will be warmest we can do for a while with highs reaching the mid brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . stephanie/2wx: thanks brad. accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: winter has returned to iowa folks! those cold winds today were pretty stro

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: the crazy week of mild weather will be continuing the next three days! we had a lot of clouds around tuesday, but almost no rainfall for central iowa. the clouds will be decreasing tonight leaving us with partly cloudy skies and mild, dry conditions. we have only had two days so far this winter that have stayed below freezing all day, but that could change next week as we could have three more! as for the short term, wednesday with warmer temperatures by afternoon. we should reach the mid 50s in the metro by 3 pm or so. the winds will be picking up a bit wednesday, but really get going on thursday when they will be gusting over 30 mph from the west. this will mean our warmest day with temps in the morning hours in the 50s and the high close to 60 by early afternoon. more clouds are expected friday with a slight chance for some light rain showers late in the day, but heavier rain will be likely

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: well, today was a good day to dig out from our latest snowstorm. most areas were blanketed with 4 to 10" of snow with the heaviest amounts generally hitting areas north and east of the metro. we could see a little more snow with a small system coming our way late tonight. however, we will be dry and quiet early tonight with mostly cloudy skies. temps will fall back into the 10s for most areas. after 3 am we will have a chance for some light snow to move in from the sw. right now it looks like this snow will be gone for most areas. even so, it might be just enough to slow drivers down for the morning commute. at least the winds will be light all day wednesday around 5-10 mph from the wnw. we may not see much of the sun wednesday afternoon, but we have a good chance of some sunshine by friday. however, it is going to be a very cold day with temps starting in the single digits and only reaching th

edwards. certified by weatherrate the brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green it is going to be a white christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des take and some of that will likely melt. the snow has ended and road conditions will continue to improve in most areas, but watch out for some refreezing this evening and overnight. skies will become partly cloudy later tonight with possibly some fog developing after midnight as the like pretty good weather for santa! temperatures will drop back down into the 20s by christmas morning. we should have some sunshine christmas morning with mostly cloudy skies expected in the afternoon, but it is looking dry and mild during the day. highs should reach the low 40s in the metro, but ground will stay in the mid 30s. late friday night into saturday we some light rain showers or drizzle with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. some i

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: the clouds pretty much won the battle today in central iowa as they will tonight. the good news is that it will stay relatively mild for december with temps staying in the upper 30s to lower 40s tonight. this means that we won't have to worry about any icing when the rain showers start developing later tonight. showers will start off light, but some heavier rains will be likely wednesday which will just add to the already record rainfall for this month. about a half inch is expected by the end of wednesday. temperatures should be in the 40s most of the day with some strong nw winds increasing over 20 mph in the afternoon. a smaller system will be rolling through thursday morning that will try to produce a few snow showers. might see some light accumulations (especially in western counties), but this should not cause too many problems for travelers in central iowa. thursday night should be quiet and dry throug

nikki: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad it is going to be a white christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des moines ended up with weatherrate the experts" nikki: if you've been snuggled up inside, the snow has been falling outside today here in the metro. one of local 5's photographers ran out to grab the white flakes as they came down this morning. nikki: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now with central iowa's most accurate forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib: christmas for many locations as our christmas eve snow dropped 2-7" for many locations west and north of metro. des moines ended up with about an inch give or take and some of that snow has ended and road conditions will continue to improve in evening and overnight. skies will become partly cloudy later tonight with possibly some fog developing after midnight as the winds will be fairly light- which sounds like pretty good weather for santa! temperatures

now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: it was really nice to see the sunshine thursday afternoon, and it looks like we will have more of it in the forecast! however, that really doesn't mean it is going to warm up real soon. tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with temps dropping into the low 20s while those winds keep wind chills into the 10s. friday will also bring us more sunshine, but also those chilly winds that could exceed 20 mph at times. temperatures will be about average which means the low to mid 30s for highs. saturday morning will be our coldest morning yet this month with lows in the 10s for most areas, but at least the winds will calm down. with lots of sunshine and southerly winds saturday, we will warm up to the upper 30s. those southerly winds will increase on sunday helping to push temps back up into the upper 40s ahead of a time with us tonight. we are working hard on another great newscast for 10pm. we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night. " " >>> cris jenner's hom

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most brad/wxwall: weather adlib: are you ready for a very mild week of december weather? the average highs this mid 30s, but we are looking at mostly mid 50s! we had some fog 50s! we had some fog this morning, but today turned out pretty nice with highs in the low 50s. there will be a few clouds rolling in tonight, but fog should not be a problem like it was last night. temperatures will stay above freezing for the metro each night this week, but some refreezing could occur in more northern locations. tuesday will have a lot of clouds in the sky with maybe a few sprinkles or light showers possible later in the afternoon or early evening. the sun returns wednesday and thursday with temps in the mid 50s. the winds will really pick up thursday as a strong through mn, but again no good rain chances are expected here with this system. this weekend will start a cool down for us with chance for some rain showers, but most of the rain will fall over se

chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. brad/wxhang weather adlib: put script here in green our weekend is going to start off with a real chill in the air as temps get about as cold as they have been all winter. well, that isn't saying that much since we have had such mild weather, right? look for skies to become clear overnight with those cold winds pushing wind chills into the 0s. thankfully, those winds will diminish by morning, but temps will fall to the 10s for much of central iowa by saturday morning. saturday will be a sunny day with temperatures warming back to above average levels by afternoon. we should reach the upper 30s in the metro with southerly winds of 7-14 mph. it will start to get breezier into saturday night, but with southerly winds the temps will be holding pretty steady in the low to mid 30s. clouds will be around much of sunday, but in spite of that, we are going to warm up close to 50 by afternoon! there will a slight chance for some light rain showers late in the day and into the evening for central

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: what a difference the sun can west winds, we pushed up into the 40s for most areas today. it looks like we can do even better than that in the days to come! tonight will be clear with some patchy fog possible after midnight in some areas. temperatures will fall back below freezing so watch out for those puddles turning into little ice rinks! we can expect more sunshine for friday with warmer temperatures and light southerly winds. the metro should get into the low 50s, but areas north will be cooler and those with snow on the ground in nw iowa will be stuck in the 30s for highs it seems. the weekend will be mild, but there will be some clouds around and maybe a few light rain showers early sunday morning. saturday will be dry though with partly to mostly cloudy skies and high close to 50. sunday will be back in the mid 40s, but that is still about 10 degrees above average, so who's complaining?

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: weather adlib: put script here in green our crazy, mild december weather will continue a couple more days! typically, our highs are in the mid 30s and lows in the 10s, but tonight most areas will remain in the 40s overnight with a mild sw breeze. this will set the stage for a very mild, but windy, thursday as a strong system passes to our north. skies will be partly cloudy tonight and into thursday morning, but we should be sunnier in the afternoon hours. temperatures will quickly warm into the 50s by mid-morning thursday with a high close to 60 during the afternoon for the metro! it will be a blustery day though with westerly winds of 15-30 mph for most of the state all day. friday will be cloudier but still mild and mainly dry. there could be a few light showers developing later in the day as highs reach the low to mid 50s. saturday will also be mostly cloudy, but the rain chances hours. sunday will also be

chief meteorologist brad edwards our forecast. most areas were blanketed with 4 to 10" of snow with the heaviest amounts generally hitting areas north and east of the metro. we could see a little more snow with a small system coming our way late tonight. however, we will be dry and quiet early tonight with mostly cloudy skies. temps will fall back into the 10s for most areas. after 3 am we will have a chance for some light snow to move in from the sw. right now it looks like this snow will be gone 8 or 9 am with less than a inch expected for most areas. even so, it might be just enough to slow drivers down for the morning commute. at least the winds will be light all day wednesday around 5-10 mph from the wnw. we may not see much of the sun wednesday afternoon, but we have a good chance of some sunshine by

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and feeling like winter now. in fact, we are likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are lo

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxwall: after such a mild start to december, it is really looking and likely going to see our coldest temperatures so far this winter for the metro the next couple of days and nights. tonight will be mostly to partly cloudy later with temps falling back into the 10s for the metro. even though the winds are not too strong, wind chill values will be in the 0s most of the night and even into the day thursday. we should see some sunshine thursday, but temps will only reach the upper 10s and low 20s for highs. so, if you are out celebrating new year's eve, you will want to bundle up! new year's day will be sunnier but just as cold. milder weather will come in for saturday with highs getting above freezing in most of central iowa. it will feel warmer than the 35 forecasted for des moines thanks to that sunshine and fairly light winds- a good day to take the kids sledding! sunday through tuesday are looking dry and about average t

this post- christmas storm "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: to start off with a real chill in the air as temps get about as cold as they have been all winter. well, that isn't saying that much since we have had such mild weather, right? look for skies to become clear overnight with those cold winds pushing wind chills into the 0s. thankfully, those winds will diminish by morning, but temps will fall to the 10s for much of central iowa by saturday morning. saturday will be a sunny day with temperatures warming back to above average levels by afternoon. we should reach the upper 30s in the metro with southerly winds of 7-14 mph. it will start to get breezier into saturday night, but with southerly winds the temps will be holding pretty steady in the low to mid 30s. clouds will be around much of sunday, but in spite of that, we are going to warm up close to 50 by afternoon! there will a slight chance for some li

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards is winterset with a last look at your forecast. brad: hey stephanie, we've got one last check of your weather. what is better than a friday in the 50s? maybe a saturday in the 50s! look for clear to partly cloudy skies as we head through the night. temps will not fall as much as last night thanks to southerly winds of 5- 10 mph, but some refreezing will be likely outside the metro. saturday will be another mild and dry day for the midwest with southern iowa reaching the 50s again while mainly 40s will be expected to the north. winds will remain southerly from 10-20 mph with partly cloudy skies. the clouds will increase saturday night with a few light showers possible by sunday morning. sunday will this! a timeless tradition... stephanie: take a look at this! a timeless take a look at this! a timeless take a look at this! a timeless tradition... stephanie: that's the holiday theme at the white house this year. mrs. obama shared the unveiling of this year's holiday decorations with military families. the first lady called on some of h

i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. brad/wxwall: what a crazy day of weather with snow to our northwest and a tornado watch to our middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! brad/2wx: that's all for my forecast. check out weareiowa.com for the latest in weather . middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow!

brad ((ad lib weather toss)) forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: it was really nice to see the sunshine thursday afternoon, and it looks like we will have more of it in the forecast! however, that really doesn't tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with temps dropping into the low 20s while those winds keep wind chills into the 10s. friday will also bring us more sunshine, but also those chilly winds that could exceed 20 mph at times. temperatures will be about average which means the low to mid 30s for highs. saturday morning will be our coldest morning yet this month with lows in the 10s for most areas, but at least the winds will calm down. with lots of sunshine and southerly winds saturday, we will warm up to the upper 30s. those southerly winds will increase on sunday helping to push temps back up into the upper 40s ahead of a new weather system. the clouds will be increasing all day sunday with a chance for some rain showers by mid to late afternoon for mainly eas

chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. brad/wxhang meteorol us) aouerwh y bino peen hri ls,t n beifcu tco wh d refuonoundoulod >>r.obn:'mr.ana bs a ie eneang paedin a 2soi' alysryg t w arg dsndewecoly lpg u ar aouerheinu aras e we a mt noti vis r e arg imir. . nd hsowi uce u unghe tos.ndhel treo lpoun uroueyo arg tt. he wt u' bn ssg. co itoelng hr d lko . nd taywhat a crazy day of weather with snow to our northwest and a tornado watch to our southeast! we are stuck here in the middle with a little bit of everything. we have had some heavy rains with thunder come through central iowa, and some have even had thundersnow! some counties to the se of the metro will have thunderstorms into the early evening with a slight chance for a rare december tornado! a mix of rain and snow will continue into the early evening for parts of central, but little accumulation is expected as temps are still above freezing. we should start to dry out after 7 pm as strong nw to w winds begin to blow behind this system. thursday will bring another c

i'm joined by chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: ((ad libs into fusion)) brad: brad/on cam jack: and we want to conditions are looking like. our road warrior tonight, out driving around, testing the roads for us. claire? -- location -- road conditions, any to clear roads; with -- travel speed, go slow-- get home safely -- will toss back with "jack back to you" claire, thanks. jack: the d-o-t traffic cameras now. this is i-235 at 42nd street in des moines the dot website reporting that interstate conditions there are partially covered. for a first-hand perspective, we have iowa state patrol sergeant nathan ludwig on the phone. jack: what are you seeing right now? any major blockages to report? what kind of accidents are you seeing? how does this compare to events you've been part of the response to? recommendation is always to stay you advise to tonight? jack/lam: here in des moines, public works has been out with crews all day clearing roads. the city has 700 miles of residential streets to clear... which they will work on once

chief meteorologist brad edwards our brad/wxhang it was a cold day, but it was actually a little milder than expected, so hopefully that sure you bundle up well tonight as it will be one of our coldest nights this winter (so far that is!). look for clear to partly cloudy skies with dry roads, which is definitely a good thing. temps will be falling back into the teens for the metro while some areas in northern iowa will be in the 0s. wind chill temps will be in the 0s and even -0s overnight. after a very cold start, new >>> breaking news tonight. the skyscraper inferno on new year's ev the 63-story luxury hotel, engulfed in flames near the and one of the most famouss

jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: today is the first official day of winter, which means that tonight will be our longest night of the year. even though it is officially winter, it is really not going to feel much like winter this week. tonight will be cool and dry with decreasing clouds late tonight. we should start out with some sunshine tuesday but then clouds will make for a partly sunny afternoon. with some sunshine and southerly winds returning, we will be able to get our temps back into the 40s in the afternoon. tuesday will be dry, but it is looking a bit rainy for wednesday. another system will be coming out of the sw and bringing us a good chance for rain. the heaviest of this rain will fall again over is expected. thursday (christmas eve) we are going to have a slight chance for some snow! right now, it looks like sw iowa will have the best chance to get an inch or two, but this is not a large weather system by any means. it might be just enough to give some locations a white christmas!

"you're watching local forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. this is local 5 news at 5, we are iowa." jack: money laundering, racketeering and wire fraud. it sounds like a story from a gangster movie. but it's all about professional soccer. earlier today u-s attorney general loretta lynch announced new indictments related to the fifa scandal -- that's the governing association for world soccer. criminal charges are filed for several fifa officials. (loretta lynch/attorney general): "earlier a federal grand jury in brooklyn has returned a 92-count superseding against 16 new defendants, all of whom are current or former soccer officials. these defendants include the sitting presidents of two of fifa's six confederations." jack: the 41-officials charged in this case allegedly received more than 200-million dollars in kickbacks and bribes over the years. the vice president of fifa and other top officials at the organization were arrested in a raid by swiss police near the headquarters of fifa, which has been in turmoil since the first round of arre

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. james:wxcdl ( local 5 weather is coming up next. the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from experts" james/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 meteorologist james peterson. james: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we

now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us tonight. look for mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries possible. the winds will be west to northwest and pretty chilly with our temps dropping into the 20s for most areas before sunrise. wednesday might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. clearing skies will mean even colder temperatures wednesday night with lows in the 10s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly sunny skies! there will be some clouds coming in saturday pm, but i still think we can get another mild day in the 50s. even next week is looking pretty mi

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: the pacific northwest hit today... scene on (snow-qualmy) pass in washington. today-- as the snow came down. days ago, icy forced this same road, i-90, to be closed twice in one afternoon. jack: chief meteorologist joins us now iowa's most forecast. brad? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: weather adlib very mild week of december weather? the average highs this time of year are in the mid 30s, but we are looking at mostly mid 50s! we had some fog this morning, but today turned out pretty nice with highs in the low 50s. there will be a few clouds rolling in tonight, but fog should not be a temperatures will stay above freezing for the metro each night this week, but some refreezing could occur in more northern locations. tuesday will have a lot of clouds in the sky with maybe a few sprinkles or light showers possible later in the afternoon or early

stephanie/wxcdl: jack/wxcdl chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... jameswxcdl ( here now... jameswxcdl ( local 5 weather is james: ( local 5 weather is coming up next. overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with experts " james: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist james peterson. james: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate forecast. james/wxwall: weather adlib: overnight temps are going to stay fairly mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on saturday evening and sunday into monday. next week is going to start off mild with highs in the mid 40s, but by the end of the week a more winter-like feel should return as lows fall in

you're watching local meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: we started the day with light snow covering many areas, but temperatures have pushed up into the mid and upper 30s for most areas this afternoon and melted it away. the clouds are being pretty stubborn here in central iowa, but they will gradually move out leaving us with clear skies heading into thursday. thursday should be a really nice day especially in the afternoon when into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reach the low 50s and sunday in the mid 40s in the metro depending on how much

brad ((ad lib weather "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather brad: weather adlib: winter has returned to iowa folks! those cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to break up some tonight with maybe a little bit of sunshine for your thursday. it is likely that we will have more clouds than sun though thursday along with those cold winds still blowing from the nw at 10-20 mph. we should finally see some sunshine friday, but it will remain cold with highs only reaching the upper 20s to the low 30s. saturday will bring us some milder temps by the afternoon, but sunday will be warmest we highs reaching the mid to upper 40s. brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! cold winds today were pretty strong today and cold with wind chills in the 20s. they will be falling into the 10s tonight, so bundle up if you are heading out. the clouds will start to bre

brad "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather he clouds pretty much won the battle today in central iowa as they will tonight. the good news is that it will stay relatively mild for december with temps staying in the upper 30s to lower 40s tonight. this means that we won't have to worry about any icing when the rain showers start developing later tonight. showers will start off light, but be likely wednesday which will just add to the already record rainfall for this month. about a half inch is expected by the end of wednesday. temperatures should be in the 40s most of the day with some strong nw windnd increasing over 20 mph in the afternoon. a smaller system will be rolling through thursday morning that will try to produce a few snow showers. some grassy areas might see some light accumulations (especially in western counties), but this should not cause too many problems for travelers in central iowa. thursday night should be quiet and dry throughout the sta

jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... it's no knock knock joke. why democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley was showing up on people's doorsteps in beaverdale for real. take sot "tomorrow on good morning iowa... we say goodbye to 20- 15 by wrapping up our end of year top five lists, this time taking a look at some positive stories from the past 12 months... plus... a look at your new year's eve forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie iowa's most acforecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." jack: this morning that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' that slowed down some drivers' commutes. but at least we don't have flooding! much of missouri remains underwater, with entire t

you're watching local weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: weather adlib: showers will be moving north of the metro later tonight, so our chances are tuesday morning in the metro. however, it will be cold enough by morning in most areas to freeze up any moisture that is left over or falling from the sky. i don't think we will have much precipitation tuesday, but a few snow showers will be possibly- mainly late in the day. wednesday is definitely looking drier, but the clouds could be stubborn to leave us, so i think we will be staying in the 30s for highs. >> and sophia and >>> gwen caught face timing blake. hookups. who got married? who's pregnant? >> plus, why is amy schumer letting it all hang out? now. >> on "entertainment tonight." >> everything is about to drop. so let's get a shot of it. >> is schumer the next pinup?

jack chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. james: ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by weatherrate the ((ad lib weather toss)) forecast with fairly mild temperatures for this fall into the low 40s. mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are rain moving in from the afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet day with near constant rain falling all day with those showers morning. rain totals will be fairly high across central iowa with many places capable of reaching 2 inches by monday when the rain has passed. next week will start warm with highs in the 40s for the first couple days, but after that we return to average as temps fall back into the 30s. have a great evening! james/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, james we'll be right back into the 30s. have a great evening! james/wxhang (adlib) jack: thanks, james we'll be right let's check back in with stephanie, who's still live at the fareway grocery store on 86th and

chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with one last look at our forecast. james/wxhang mild tonight, with a low down near 40 degrees. friday is still going to be very nice and warm with highs in the upper 50s, despite seeing more passing clouds throughout the day. the weekend is looking cooler with highs in the 40s and plenty of showers, especially on saturday into monday. next week >>> breaking news. we're on the scene tonight. divers in a lake after the terror in california. the fbi searching the lake for possible clues and night, investigators on what brought

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: the crazy week of mild weather will be continuing the next three days! we had a lot of clouds around tuesday, but almost no rainfall for central iowa. the clouds will be decreasing tonight leaving us with partly cloudy skies and mild, dry conditions. we have only had two days so far this winter that have stayed below freezing all day, but that could change next week as we could have three more! as for the short term, look for a decent amount of sunshine warmer temperatures by afternoon. we should reach the mid 50s in the metro by 3 pm or so. the winds will be picking up a bit wednesday, but really get going on thursday when they will be gusting over 30 mph from the west. this will mean our warmest day with temps in the morning hours in the 50s and the high close to 60 by early afternoon. more clouds are expected friday with a slight chance fo

chief meteorologist brad edwards will be back with amazing christmas decorations on this home... a woman says she spent over 100 hours turning her parent's california home into a hansel and gingerbread house. there's no actual gingerbread, but all of the decorations are hand made. of course we want to see all your amazing christmas decorations. you can connect with us on facebook and twitter to share your photos. and new at six tonight-- one town won't have their normal annual lights display. the city of ames' downtown district will be dark this holiday season. the reason? all their lights are old and falling apart. city leaders are raising money so they can get main street lit up again next year-- we'll tell you how those fundraising efforts are going, tonight at six. brad/wxhang weather adlib: put script here in green stephanie: thank you for

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather toss)) "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: put script here in green we started the day with light snow covering many areas, but temperatures have pushed up into the mid and upper 30s for most areas this afternoon and melted it away. the clouds are being they will gradually move out leaving us with clear skies heading into thursday. thursday should be a really nice day especially in the afternoon when temperatures warm up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty

jack2shot: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad ((ad lib weather weatherrate the independent weather experts" jack: the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere -- also known as the winter solstice -- begins late tonight in the u- s. which means today is the shortest day of the year for sunlight. and it will be followed by the longest night. it is the moment when the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun. jack: and even though it's the first day of winter... much of the country has experienced unusually warm for december. that's on the warmest autumn chief joins us now ... we can blame el nino, right? brad: (adlib) brad: (adlib) brad: today is the first official day of winter, which means that longest night of the officially winter, it is really not going to feel much like winter this week. tonight will be cool and dry with decreasing clouds late tonight. we should start out with some sunshine tuesday but then clouds will make for a partly sunny afternoon. with some sunshine and southerly winds returning, w

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. brad "now, we are iowa's most accurate weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad: weather adlib: nixon deras will be our future forecaster on december 1st. it sure felt and looked like winter out there today, and not much will change for us tonight. look for mainly cloudy skies overnight with a few snow showers or flurries possible. the winds will be west to northwest and pretty chilly with our temps for most areas before sunrise. wednesday will be mostly cloudy most of the day, but we might see a few rays of sunshine from time to time- especially in western iowa in the afternoon. it will stay cold and breezy, but mainly dry as our latest system moves away. clearing skies will mean even colder lows in the 10s for many locations. a nice warm-up will begin thursday with lots of sunshine and southwesterly winds pushing our temps into the 40s. but the fun doesn't stop there! friday should be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly in saturday pm, but i

soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." james: weather adlib: the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as temperatures fall into the lower 30s and upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no white christmas in the forecast. jon stephanie: jack: jon: thanks guys thanks guys schaeffer joins us a little early. with

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad here now... brad stephanie: alright brad, we'll check in with you next. also coming up... an elf emergency! we'll explain, ahead. stephanie: then, why the hawkeyes aren't too sad about not being home for the holidays. take sot sabrina: tomorrow on good morning iowa. do you have a lot of visitors coming for christmas? well, we're going to have a guest to show us some tricks for decorating those holiday cookies. plus her cookies are delicious. sam: i'm excited for that. i'm excited it's christmas eve. our forecast, we're trying to get it white. not so sure it's going to happen, though. sabrina: we'll break it all down jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." brad: weather adlib: what a crazy day of weather we had today with snow, heavy rains, thunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but se

stephanie: jack: chief meteorologist brad edwards here now... brad ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... brand new bikes for a bunch of kids. and the secret santas behind these gifts are not who you think! take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... this isn't your average everyday holiday ride...a man trades in the sleigh for a christmas cheer to his neighborhood... plus... a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 news at 10 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: brad: weather adlib: the crazy week of mild weather will be continuing the next three days! we had a lot of clouds around tuesday, but almost no rainfall for central iowa. the clouds will be decreasing tonight leaving us with partly cloudy skies and mild, dry conditions. we have only had two days so far this winter that

chief meterologist brad edwards is here to give us the latest information for tomorrow. brad/wxcenter: well, today was a good our latest snowstorm. most areas were blanketed with 4 to 10" of snow with the heaviest amounts generally hitting areas north and east of the metro. we could see a little more snow with a small system coming our way late tonight. however, we will be dry and quiet early tonight with mostly cloudy skies. temps will fall back into the 10s for most areas. after 3 am we will have a chance for some light snow to move in from the sw. right now it looks like this snow will be gone 8 or 9 am with less than a inch expected for most areas. even so, it might be just enough to slow drivers down for the morning commute. at least the winds will be light all day wednesday around 5-10 mph from the wnw. we may not see much of the sun wednesday afternoon, but we have a good chance of some sunshine by friday. however, it is going to be a very cold day with temps starting in the single digits and only reaching the upper 10s and low 20s. the good news is that the weeken

chief brad edwards ((ad lib weather toss)) stephanie: coming up on local 5 news at 10... a huge bouquet delivered to the iowa hawkeyes ... the message behind the special delivery. take sot tomorrow on good morning iowa... the des moines skyline is well known with some very interesting buildings and architecture...and we'll welcome a guest who has even written a book about some of the uniques structures found in this central iowa metro plus... how long will temperatures stay mild? ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa! "your watching local 5 iowa's most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: central iowa wasn't the only area to see some pretty dense fog this morning. this is a time lapse video taken above the skyscrapers in chicago this morning. the fog dropped visibility to a quarter-mile or less over the windy city. jack: brad (adlib) brad: weather adlib: are you ready for a very mild week of december weather? the avera

"now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with chief forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" weather adlib: we started the day with light snow covering many areas, but temperatures have pushed up into the mid and upper 30s for most areas this afternoon and melted it away. the clouds are being pretty stubborn here in central iowa, but they will gradually move out leaving us with clear skies heading into thursday. thursday should be a really nice day especially in the afternoon when temperatures warm up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps pushing up into the upper 40s and even low 50s for the metro! conditions will stay mild over the weekend, but some clouds will be coming in saturday afternoon and might be thick enough to produce some rain showers late saturday night into early sunday morning. right now, i think the showers will be gone by sunrise sunday, which should lead to a pretty decent day as the sunshine increases. saturday should reac

elias: meteorologist brad edwards joins us first with a look at your forecast. brad: weather adlib: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice depending on the time of day and location highest snow totals will likely fall across central and northeast iowa with 6 to 10 inches possible stretching from des moines past waterloo. ice and sleet will fall heaviest across southern and eastern iowa with ice accumulations of 0.1" to 0.5" possible. the change over between snow, sleet and ice will happen throughout the morning and early afternoon, but by the late afternoon and evening all of iowa should primarily be seeing snowfall, and this is also when the heaviest snow totals will start accumulating. on top off all of this the winds will be very strong today with gusts up to 40 mph possible causing blowing snow and low visibility. temps will hover in the low 30s during the day today, but after that we tank our temps into the mid to low 20s and even

stephanie: chief meteorologist brad edwards joins us now.. "now, we are iowa's most accurate forecast with meteorologist james peterson. certified by independent weather experts" james/wx wall weather adlib the metro was soaked with 3.78" falling from saturday night through monday making this the wettest december of all time not only for the metro but most of iowa. tonight it will be cloudy again with lows in the mid 30s strong southerly winds. rain and a wintry mix will be falling across central and northwest iowa, but that will turn into snow in northwest iowa by wednesday morning. northwest iowa will likely see accumulations ranging between 1 to 2 inches with totals increasing as you move towards south dakota. we are going to be dry but cold through the rest of the week as upper 20s. next week there will be a few rain chances early in the week and we will likely warm back into the 40s, so as of now still no white christmas in the forecast. james/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: we'll be right back. we'll be right back. stephanie: welcome b

jack/wxhang: now one last check of your weather, with chief meteorologist brad edwards. james: weather adlib: for your much anticipated friday night we are going to be mostly cloudy with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year as lows fall into the low 40s. saturday is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s. we are going to start to see rain moving in from the south saturday afternoon but especially through the evening. sunday is going to be a very wet >>> kristen's grief over her plus, gwen and blake's new >>> he was so excited. he was screaming. >> lady gagg today. how her fiance celebrated her golden globe nomination and why she is openingp about surviving race. >> plus, kristen's first sighting since her missing brother was found dead. >> it's what's coming up right now. >> on "entertainment tonight". >> can you see the heartbreak on her face. where we found kristen grieving, her tragic loss just days after giving birth. new details from michael's home in the death in the desert. >> then gaga is serious. >> why she blames herself for her teenage rape.