I am heading to the City of St Paul,Minnesota tomorrow morning, I will be gone for 2 days. I am going to tour Downtown St Paul and go to the Minnesota State Fair, There will be no blog updates during this time.
Month: August 2009
Goodbye August
The month of August ends today with temperatures more reminiscent of October. Highs today will be in the 60s to the lower 70s after morning lows that had fallen into the 40s to around 50. Skies will remain mostly sunny with a few fair weather clouds in the afternoon for the next couple days. Temperatures …
Some Places Got First Frost of The Season
A Cool High pressure effected our weather for Saturday and Sunday. The Coldest night was Sunday Night across our local area. Some places were near or broke Record low temperatures. Patchy frost likely formed across Burnett County where low temps in the upper 30s were reported. But a report of Widespread frost would not surprise …
Record Lows Possible
There could be some record lows set especially in the eastern part of the state Monday morning. Temperatures are expected to drop into the lower 40s across eastern Iowa, which will get very close if not break some records lows for the date. The one record that looks to be in jeopardy is Dubuque’s where …
Cool Days and Nights
The next few days will see cool days followed by cooler nights across the state. Highs will generally be in the 60s and lower 70s with nighttime lows in the 40s to around 50. This is about 10 degrees below average for Late August. A slow warming trend will begin the middle of next week …
Final Rainfall Amounts (8/25-8/27)
Here are the final rainfall amounts from the area weather stations (ASOS, AWOS and School Net) from the 3 day rain event (Tuesday-Thursday)
Widely Scattered Showers
A few very small showers have formed this afternoon. They were located near Postville, NW of Mason City and in western Sioux County in NW Iowa. They are moving SE. Heavy rain is NOT anticipated with any of these small showers and flooding is not likely. Football games tonight are not expected to be impacted …
Cool Weekend ahead Patchy Frost is Possible Sunday Night.
Weathermap for Saturday Sunday and Monday. A Cool Weekend is ahead for us. Highs will only reach the low to mid 60s. Patchy Frost will be possible in some areas Sunday Night. First, Saturday we will be deal with scattered showers and cloudy conditions behind a low pressure to the east. Highs will only be …
Pictures of August 27th Flooding
Here is just a sampling of a few pictures from the Flash Flooding Event. More are at the link below. Cedar Rapids Gazette Article (Pictures at the bottom)
Football Forecast
Here is the forecast for High School Football on Friday night (Beginning next week this post will also include College Football as well) Kickoff: 68°(East) to 75°(West) Partly to Mostly Cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and Thunderstorms. Wind N/NW 6-12mph End of Game: 58° (East)-64° (West) Partly to Mostly Cloudy (Lingering Showers East) …