We just got a burst of heavy snow that dropped 0.5", but the temp is 33º so it's a wet snow. However, a new squall just hit with very strong wind and near white-out conditions. It should be brief, though.
Meanwhile, a few miles to your south we got a couple tenths at first, but, even though radar suggested good snow for the last couple hours, it stopped snowing completely. The southern edge snow must be drying up as it falls.
I really have not disliked the dry and mild conditions over the last couple weeks. It has allowed the street and sidewalk construction at the end of my street to be completed. I live near the end of a dead end street. They just installed a hammerhead turnaround, which will make it much easier for trucks to turn around, including snow plows. There was a port-o-potty on my property, which was finally removed yesterday.
The fog has really held down our temp this week. Yesterday, mid to upper 40s turned into 30s. Today, it's in the upper 50s in Ottumwa, but we are still in the upper 30s. It is finally sunny, but there is not enough time left to heat up too much.
The GFS and Euro have flipped with the late-week system coming from the sw. The GFS had widespread rain while the Euro missed well southeast. Now the Euro is wet and the GFS is suppressed and dry. The latest GFS doesn't have a flake or drop through Jan 20th.
Yeah, models are out through the first week of January and there is nothing. We'll probably end up with a 1-to-2-week period of snow and cold later in January or February and that'll be it for winter. That seems to be the way it works now.
Models continue to fade the Christimas warmth. A few days ago, the GFS and Euro had low 60s up to Cedar Rapids. Now, both are down to low 40s, and the 60s are way down in Missouri. Friday is looking much cooler, too.