Weather teams at Iowa television stations owned by Allen Media Group are safe — for now — as the company reconsiders its decision to replace local meteorologists with The Weather Channel.

Iowa news stations KIMT and KWWL are expected to lay off their meteorologists after their parent company announced plans to replace local with coverage from forecasts from The Weather Channel.

Meteorologists at 27 local TV news stations are facing uncertainty about their jobs after Allen Media Group announced a new local weather initiative with The Weather Channel. The group ...