Rainy Fall weather October 7Th We have had rain and clouds from a large system for the past 3 days. a Break is about to come. Clouds should begin to break up later tonight and Wednesday should bring mostly sunny skies, which should last into Thursday, even if it’s not sunny it will be dry! …
Month: October 2008
Rain here and There
Numerous showers are moving across the state this morning. The heaviest concentration currently resides in the eastern part of the state from Dubuque to Keokuk including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the Quad Cities and Burlington. Another batch or moderate rain was in SW Iowa, another line of showers was moving through Des Moines to …
Storms from Overhead
As I was flying back to Des Moines today, I witnessed numerous thunderstorms from the plane. Many people on the ground would not have been able to see the huge thunderheads and anvils protruding from the overcast skies south of Iowa. The ride was so smooth it wasn’t until I got home that I realized …
Warm, Rainy, Then cooler
Today will be warm with partly cloudy skies, by this afternoon some thunderstorms will develop and will slowly move in. The thunderstorms will not be severe, but will produce some heavy rainfall of 1-2 inches possible. The storm system will be slow to move out, when it does, temperatures will fall back into the 60s …
More Rain
Another round of rain is set to move into Iowa late tonight and stick around for Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall from this storm system is expected to be up to an inch mainly west of Interstate 35 with lighter amounts to the east. Temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s tomorrow before cooling off …
Showers and Storms on the way out
Showers and thunderstorms are ongoing in the NE part of the state this morning. The rain is mainly NE of a line from Algona to Muscatine, with the concentrated rain falling near Mason City at this hour (7:45am). The rain will be out of the state by mid morning, the sky will begin to clear …
Showers Moving in
A few showers have developed and moved into the state late this evening. A few hundredths of an inch can be anticipated from these showers this evening. After Midnight, thunderstorms will develop with the possibility of some small hail in some of the storms. The storms will be out of the state by tomorrow morning …
Frost report. but now turning wet?
Frosty field October 4th the past two nights we have gotten frost. Thursday Night was the warmest of the two. places such as Rice Lake and Cumberland reached the upper 20s where they got a hard killing frost. Warmer in other areas Amery dipped to 35.F and Clayton ( my place ) 34.F Friday Night …
Returning Storms
Thunderstorms will make a return to the state later tonight as an upper level system moves in. The best chance of rain will lie north of Interstate 80, but anyone could see a shower. Rainfall amounts will vary between a tenth to 1/2 inch in thunderstorms. These storms are not expected to be severe, however …
Another Frosty Morning
A frost advisory is in effect from 1am until 9am Saturday for the following counties in Iowa, HOWARD, WINNESHIEK , ALLAMAKEE, FAYETTE and CLAYTON. Tempeatures will fall into the mid 30s overnight leading to possible frost especially in the low lying river valleys in NE Iowa, elsewhere temperatures will fall into the upper 30s to …