Friday Night Football: Mostly Clear, Kickoff Temperatures between 65°-72°, winds SE 10-20mph gusting to 25mph. End of Game: Temperatures will be around 60°-66°. Saturday: Iowa at Indiana in Bloomington IN (Noon ET) Tailgating: Mostly Clear, Temperatures in the low to mid 60s SE Wind 5-10mph. Kickoff: Partly Cloudy, Temp 71°, SE wind 5-10mph. End of …
Month: October 2008
Warm Weather Returns
Warm weather will return to Iowa this weekend with temperatures heading into the mid 70s to lower 80s. This is due to a major trough out west that will build a large ridge over the midwest. Southerly winds will transport the warm weather in. Saturday will have statewide temperatures in the 70s to low 80s …
Box Elder Bugs Abound
If you’ve noticed lately, the infamous box elder bugs have really come out. They are in the middle of finding their winter hibernation. They can be found along doorways, windows, usually on the sunny side of buildings. Several hundred can be found within a few feet. From now until the first big freeze these bugs …
peak color expected by this weekend, Fall color Photos, Weekend Wet forecast
Peak Fall Colors in maple trees along County road D in Clayton,WI Fall colors are very high and are expected to be at peak color by Saturday. Earlier changing trees are already at peak. fall Color seems to be very vibrant this year across my area!! Other areas are near or at peak already. Rice …
Cold Snap in the Near Future?
Several model runs have shown a possible cold snap coming into Iowa around the 20-22nd of October that could bring down very cold air for the season. The first hard freeze could occur at that time with temperatures possibly falling into the 20s throughout the state with highs struggling to make the mid 40s. This …
When is the first Snow usually?
I had asked the IowaWX Blog’s Mysterious Meterologist about this topic as there has been numerous searches for this topic along with the first frost. They sent two maps that were produced by the NWS in Des Moines for when the first measureable snow and the first 1 inch snowfall usually occur. Now given that …
Low Dewpoints
This afternoon brought dry air into the state with low dewpoints prevelent. Dewpoints were mainly in the 40s with a few places down to the 30s. Temperatures this afternoon were in the upper 60s to mid 70s, thus with the low dewpoints producing very low humidity values (under 40% in many areas). The dry air …
Drier Days ahead
After rainfall that amounted from .5 to 1.75 inches, a few dry days will be in store. This will help in harvesting crops this week with the next best chance of rain coming on Sunday and Monday. Highs through this weekend will be in the 60s and low to mid 70s with lows in the …
Evening Update
A few rain showers still exist in NE and SE Iowa, with the heaviest concentration being in NE Iowa. Additional rainfall will amount to a tenth or two. The rain will be out of the state by midnight at the latest. Elsewhere some mist and drizzle will continue through midnight mainly east of Interstate 35.
Rain Departing
The steady rain has departed from the gate and is moving out of the state. A few scattered showers will continue through this evening, but will become more isolated as the night progresses. Temperatures will fall into the 40s tonight under clearing skies with northwesterly winds bringing the cool dry air in.