I will look at the snowfall totals expected for the entire system, for the entire state, coming up in a few minutes. Kevin schools and business are obviously keeping a close eye on the forecast using them to make , their plans. Stacey so what goes into those snow predictions . Kccis Jason Rantala is live downtown with that. Jason r ask any meteorologist, it is far from easy forecasting snow because theres just so much to take into account. With upwards of 6 inches expected in central iowa friday high snowfall rate. Jason r people are bound to have questions. Its why meteorologist Jason Sydejko and zach sharpe of the Iowa Storm Chasing Network thursday. For meteorologists, forecasting snow can be especially , youre forecasting for temps both on the ground and high up in the air, that can change what snow we end up seeing. Meteorologists look at several forecast models mainly from the u. S. , europe, and canada, which can further complicate things. Its why finding trends between those mo