Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Greening-up Fields March 31st. Temperatures were very warm both Tuesday and Wednesday, with a warm air mass that moved in after a strong warm front moved through Tuesday, which brought very strong southerly winds, gust as high as 30-35MPH were reported. Tuesday March 30th was actually the day I officially hit 70.F for the first …
Temperatures today rose back into the 70s to near 80 across the state today. Winds were lighter than on Tuesday due to a passage of a weak cold front, which is more of a wind shift line. By late in the afternoon, the front had become stalled across the central portions of the state from …
Regional Weather Map. No this isn’t no April Fools joke! Mild, Dry weather will continue for Thursday, Highs will be in the 70s and 80s across the Upper Midwest, But a change is coming, a cold front will begin to move it’s way East Friday & Saturday, braining with it a good chance of showers …
Temperatures this afternoon have responded with the strong gusty south winds that have taken hold across the state. Readings are well into the 70s with an 84 being reported in Denison at 3pm. Winds have been gusty all day, with sustained winds between 15-30mph with gusts over 40mph at times. In response to this, the …
The latest MOS runs have come out and there is large differences in temperatures between the NAM and the GFS MOS Runs especially on Wednesday. For this instance the chart below compares the highs from both the NAM and the GFS for Wednesday and Thursday. Then the map below shows the combined temperatures (Taking the …
First Flower in my yard of the 2010 season, Opened March March 24th. Well it’s the time of year again when I start following the spring time growth! The first flower of the season goes to a purple Crocus flower which bloomed last week March 24th. It is planted on the South side of my …
The List of rivers that are still flooding is a lot smaller than it was a week and even two weeks ago. Here is the latest list with some expirations on some of the forecast points included Des Moines River near Stratford (Wednesday Morning) Des Moines River near Eddyville Des Moines River at Ottumwa (Tuesday …
An 80 degree temperature on Thursday? Is this an April Fool’s Joke? It’s no joke as there is a good chance in western Iowa, temperatures on Thursday may hit 80 degrees, readings typically seen around Memorial Day Weekend. This will likely be the warmest day in about 5 months across the state.
Regional View. A very warm week ahead for all of the Upper Midwest. Also looking quite dry, with no preip in sight. Monday, looks warm across the entire region, then a warm front will begin to approach by Tuesday, bringing even warmer weather for Wednesday and days beyond this. Local View. It’s about to get …
Here is the latest GFS MOS Data with the forecasted highs for Wednesday through Friday. A change is that a cold front is expected to bi-sect the state Friday and stall as a new low pressure system develops in the Texas and OK Panhandle. Thunderstorms will be likely late Friday into Saturday with a slight …