t.j. springer with the first look at our forecast. << >> after a snowy and messy monday, snow will begin to taper off later this morning with just some lingering light snow and snow showers. as this system pulls away, winds will die down but will continue to usher in colder air right out of canada. high temperatures around siouxland will barely make it out of the lower 20s today with low temperatures tonight in the low teens. >> many siouxlanders were out enjoying the fresh snow. sledders climbed the hills at grandview park in sioux city, yesterday afternoon. the sledding area was busy as kids got out to enjoy the snowfall on their winter break. with another week of winter break for most students, kids are doing what they can to keep themselves occupied until they have to head back to school. "this is my first time sledding this year," said sledder, vishakha kanwar. "my goal was to go sledding every single day, so that's what i'm going to try to do." and with the fresh snowfall this morning, the good sledding conditions will stick around for a few days. republican presidential candidate mar

t.j. springer after our christmas day storm, there will be a lull in the snow, but just for a couple of days. high pressure will briefly build in giving us sunshine for the day on sunday along with cold temperatures. highs are expected to be in the low 20s around the viewing area. our next, more potent snow storm moves toward us sunday night with increasing clouds. snow will begin monday morning and will increase in intensity as the precipitation moves into siouxland your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxlands largest shaw flooring center. >> that's your forecast. >> thank you. >>> now to politicians. while the presidential candidates are taking a break for the holidays, they're about to go full speed ahead with the iowa caucuses fast approaching. kristen, you've been busy, and i know you have a wild look back at 2015. >> i have been busy and will be busier. with days until 2016, it's safe one of the most unpredictable political years on the record books. >> and i promise you this -- >> reporter: 2015, against all odds, the year of donald trump. >> president trump. >> reporte

t.j. springer this will bring even warmer temperatures for sunday with high temperatures expected to climb into the 40's under mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will remain above average in our 7-day forecast with a bit of a cool down closer to christmas your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxlands largest shaw flooring center. >> that's your latest forecast. >> i couldn't help but notice in the video, buffffo, it snows a lot there, right? >> yes. >> this much snow and there is a car in the median. >> the first snowfall throws everybody offer, no matter where you live. i don't know where i'm going. >> good observation. >>> if you are a procrastinator this is probably your favorite only five days left. get all the presidents -- presidents -- all the presents. who is thinking about debates? presents under the tree. if you've waited to get started, you're not alone. nbc's ron mott is down in herald square with tips for you last-minute shoppers. ron, good morning. >> hey, harry. good morning. the type as are long gone. it's time for the rest of us now. more elbow room. i should

t.j. springer is on the ktiv weather patio with our first look at the forecast. tj? weather ad-lib sarah, back to you. if you have to drive somewhere today, check the road conditions before you go. you'll find a link on our website, ktiv-dot-com. under the weather tab, scroll down to "road ports." from there you can click on iowa, nebraska, or south dakota. date weather information at your fingertips, you can dowload our free storm team 4 weather app on your phone or tablet for free. there's interactive radar along with hourly and daily forecasts. it's under the weather tab at ktiv-dot-com. and if you have some pictures of the snow storm you want to share, you can email it to us at ktivnews@ktiv .com or you can post it to our facebook page. while we expect snow and blizzards this time of year... we don't always expect floods and tornadoes in december. today... parts of the country are dealing with all three. ththdeath toll from the texas rnadoes stands at 11. hundreds of homes destroyed... and the dangerous conditions are far from over. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the l

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t.j. springer. << << many will start the day on a foggy note with sub-freezing temperatures and a few snow flurries this morning, so watch out for a few slick spots on area roads. a few rays of sun also can't be ruled out by overhead with temperatures in the 40s and strong south winds. a cold front will move through tonight that will help pop up a few rain showers and some possible mix across mainly northwest iowa that will linger into the early morning hours tomorrow. clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small chance of light snow tomorrow night/thursday morning. as of now, it looks like santa's visit will be fairly quiet before another chance of a mix and light snow arrives late christmas day/the day after. snow also appears to be a possibility early next week. see graphics. . >> >>> this morning on "today's take," natalie gets an emotional reading from the long island medium, and selfie center. which famous trio took the most important selfie of the year and back for more. golden savory wrestling superstar john cena co-hosts again. all that and more coming u

t.j. springer with weather. << << << many will start the day on a foggy note with sub-freezing temperatures and a few snow flurries this morning, so watch out for a few slick spots on area roads. a few rays of sun also can't be ruled out by lunchtime today, but mostly cloudy skies will remain overhead with temperatures in the 40s and strong south winds. a cold front will move through tonight that will help pop up a few rain showers and some possible mix across mainly northwest iowa that will linger into the early morning hours tomorrow. clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small chance of light snow tomorrow

t.j. springer's in next with the details. and one woman is celebrating her 95th birthday under the golden arches. why the fast food restaurant for the festivities? >> << wx timer @ 1:30 clouds will be thick on our tuesday with the chance of a wintry mix of precipitation thorugh most of the morning as a low pressure center passes to our south. depending on how cool temperatures stay, we may see the mix linger into the afternoon. once that system moves out, things stay pretty quiet through our christmas eve. high pressure briefly buildsdsin bubu exits quickly out ahead of our ext weather makeer. a system is exxected to move out ofofthe four cooers region towards us on christmas d dy and t again, gives us a chance of that mix of rain and snow during the day. as conditions cool, we could see some light snow from friday night into saturday. then our more active weather pattern continues with another chance of snow coming our way from sunday night into monday and that one may be the biggest of the it was a few days early... but sti