Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday
Iowa weather: Some cities set Easter snowfall records Sunday
Several northern Iowa towns saw record amounts of snowfall this Easter Sunday.

Ringsted, Iowa received 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Rock Valley received 7 inches. Hull received 6.5 inches. Rock Rapids received 8.3 inches.

Nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota got 5.2 inches, the most snowfall on any date in the city dating back to 1893, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. Sioux City got 3.7 inches, an April 12 record, and the second-most snow in recorded history there on Easter.

Winds gusts also hit more than 50 mph Sunday at airports in Ottumwa, Ames, Marshalltown and Des Moines, according to the NWS.



Wintry weather continued into Monday morning: It was 19 degrees in Ringsted while Des Moines saw temps of 25 degrees.

This week will be mostly sunny, but cool, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Highs in Des Moines will be just below 50 degrees Monday through Thursday and hit about 53 degrees Friday, according to the NWS.

Northern Iowa will see highs just below 40 degrees Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before highs bounce up to about 41 degrees Thursday and 49 degrees Friday, according to the NWS.

DOT camera view today on U.S. Highway 18 near Algona.
DOT camera view today on U.S. Highway 18 near Algona.