Rainy conditions Oct 29th. A strong weather system effected our weather for the end of this week. Thursday this system brought moderate to heavy rain and mild temps brought up by strong southerly winds made the rain feel like a warm rain, Highs on Thursday were in the low 50s but actually temperatures overnight Thursday …
Month: October 2009
Weekend Football Forecast Week #10
Here is the football forecast for Halloween. (NOTE: Northern Iowa is off this weekend) Indiana @ Iowa in Iowa City (11am) Tailgating: Partly Cloudy, Low to Mid 40s, Winds West 10-15mph Kickoff: Partly Cloudy, Mid 40s, Winds West 10-15mph End of Game: Mostly Sunny, 50° Winds West 10-15mph Iowa State @ Texas A&M at College …
New October Rainfall Records
A few locations across the state have set new rainfall records for the month of October. Waterloo has received 5.82 inches of rain thus far. That breaks the old record of 5.71 in 1997. Mason City has received 6.95 inches so far this month. That breaks the old mark of 6.86 set in 1947. Des …
Rivers Overflowing
Here are the current rivers that are under flood warnings currently. The Chariton River near Chariton The South Skunk River near Oskaloosa The South Fork Chariton River near Promise City The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona The Des Moines River at Ottumwa Cedar Creek near Bussey The Skunk River at Augusta The Iowa …
Very Windy
Low pressure currently over central Minnesota continues to slowly move NE away from the state this afternoon. In its wake there have been and continues to be very strong winds from the SW (switching to the NW in the northwestern part of the state). Sustained winds of 30-35mph with gusts up to 50mph have occurred …
Halloween Weekend Forecast. Halloween Night looking dry + Asthma update.
Weathermap for Friday Saturday and Sunday. after another wet rainy Thursday from a large weather system, were looking at some more rain Friday, We will stay on the east side of the system whichs means it will for sure stay rain and, it will be more scattard in nature, we will also have breezy condtions …
Another Storm, More Heavy Rain
What farmers did not want to see is more heavy rain. Many locations around the state have seen at least 1/2 inch of rain so far, with a few places already over 1 inch. The big winner thus far is Ames where 2.04 inches of rain has fallen since Midnight. Currently early this afternoon, rain, …
Two Days of Rain and Wind
A few showers have moved into the northwestern part of the state this evening. This will be the beginning of a couple days of rain that will move across the state. Along with the showers and isolated thunderstorms, there will be strong gusty winds up to 40mph. Temperatures on Thursday will range from the upper …
Warm and Windy
A strong storm system is expected to move into the state Wednesday. With it, strong southerly winds will bring much warmer weather to the state, with highs expected to be in the 60s to around 70. Rain will move in late Wednesday and last through Friday, with rainfall between 1/2-1 inch by the time the …
A much needed break in the rainfall. Tuesday looking pleasant.
Weathermap for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. It’s nice to have all this rain which has Very muched helped out drought, but people would like to finish up yard activies and we need a couple dry days for that good news is, we should get a couple, Tuesday looks pleasant, Temperatures look nice too highs in …