[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T-3IsUEomE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] END OF INDIAN SUMMER: The warmer than normal weather is about to calm to a crashing end. A low pressure system and cold front is expected to move through the state later today and tonight. With it comes a slight chance of a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts will likely remain …
Month: October 2011
Killing freeze finally occured for Eastern areas and Inner city Rochester. Lows as cold as the mid 20s last weekend!
Frosty yard in secondary frosts Oct 24th I am making a catch up post early this week to talk about the the very cold nights we had over the weekend. A chilly high pressure behind a strong fall cold front dropped lows Friday Night dropping to their coldest levels of the season so far across …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPAwsYwmV-c?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] INDIAN SUMMER CONTINUES: The Indian summer weather will continue today into tomorrow before reality sets in again with a cold frontal passage that will drop readings back into the 40s and 50s across the state through the rest of this coming week. The storm system on Tuesday into Wednesday will bring a chance …
Mild start to work week 60s for highs, then chance of getting wet Tuesday before it turns much cooler by Wed & Thursday 40s for highs.
Regional View. A warm front will be kind of cutting the weather conditions in half for the 1st start of the workweek. On the south side highs will be very mild in the 60s and 70s with lots of sun. North of it cooler 50s for highs can be expected with more cloudiness. Some showers …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1eMFqzF_z0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] INDIAN SUMMER: A real treat yesterday with 60s and 70s across the state. A few more days are in store with a few wrinkles here and there. Today there will be many more clouds with a chance especially across the north of a few isolated showers. Rainfall amounts will be light with only …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/22/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIy_aZ259A?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN THEN COLD: There is a very slight chance of rain late tonight into Sunday across the far northern counties of the state. Any amounts will be light, only a few hundredths at most. The best chance of rain will wait until late Monday into Tuesday with a more significant storm system. This …
Cold Start This Morning
It was a cold start across the state this morning. A few places did drop into the upper teens (Clarion, Battle Creek, Webster City and Sheldon), while most of the rest of the state (outside the far south and southeastern sections) dipped into the 20s. It won’t be as cold tonight with readings falling into …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJKs4dMrsc?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN NEXT WEEK: After a VERY cold and frosty morning, temperatures will begin to rise slow back to seasonal norms through the weekend. A slight chance of a few showers are possible on Sunday with a disturbance moving just to the north of the state, but the main chance of precipitation will wait …
Hard Freeze Friday Morning
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning from 1am until 9am Friday morning for the following counties, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Grundy, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Wapello, Warren, Wayne, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Benton, Buchanan, …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/20/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INjAnU7QenI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NO CHANGES: This run shows not many changes to the forecast from yesterday. A hard freeze is expected across the state on Friday morning (especially the eastern half of the state), with moderating temperatures thereafter through early next week. There is a slight chance of a stray shower Sunday, with better chances coming …