In Which We See Many Facets of Iowa Weather

2:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Snow falls on campus.

One week ago, it was sunny and in the 50s. That weekend, I put the toddler seat on my hybrid bike and enjoyed a leisurely peddle to check the pond at Rockwell Collins on C Avenue.

Saturday of the weekend before last--a nice, warm family bike ride. Grandson, 2, looks at Rockwell Collins pond on C Avenue.

This weekend, it was rather cold. I rode to campus both Saturday—for a Santa gig—and Sunday, to work on exams. I took the fast road bike Saturday since I was in a rush, and Sunday rode the winter beater mountain bike just because I had not ridden it in a while and just wanted to.

Dec. 10--birds on ice on Cedar Lake.

Today, the weather forecast said rain or snow was possible (20 percent chance) this afternoon, so I rode the winter bike again. It was a good move.

A week ago, I was enjoying a sunny, warm ride. This weekend, I was watching birds clustered on the ice on Cedar Lake near the small patches of open water.

Today? I have an afternoon meeting, so I can’t leave early, but at least I did ride the bike most intended for winter riding. Snow!

This week has certainly shown some of the range we can get in Iowa weather. At least we didn’t get the heavy snows that hit the South recently!