Forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma are currently monitoring the Northeastern portion of our viewing area for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. A new boundary layer has setup shop thanks to storms this morning in Central Minnesota reaching down to Algona, along with another boundary layer over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa and …
Month: July 2012
Iowa Forecast Video 7/18/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSpQ7WVzIVY&w=480&h=360] ISOLATED RAIN: The chances of rain today and tomorrow are going to be at best isolated and many people may not even get a drop of rain either day. Temperatures will cool in the northern counties today and tomorrow before the heat returns in those areas. The southern counties won’t really lose the …
Boone County now served by Fort Dodge Weather Radio Transmitter
From the National Weather Service Des Moines website: Boone county residents (especially residents in Northwest Boone county), may now tune their receivers to WXK-84 broadcasting from Fort Dodge. This broadcast will now provide severe weather Watches and Warnings for Boone county. WXK-84 at Fort Dodge broadcasts on 162.400 MHz. Boone county has been, and will …
2012 Drought: Summer Rainfall Deficits
To counter with the post on yearly rainfall deficits across the region and the state, here’s the image of rainfall deficits since June 1st (the start of Meteorological summer). Notice only 5 locations of our 89 have received more than their average for the period June 1st-July 15th, while more than half haven’t even received …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/17/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzYYdyfeJ68&w=480&h=360] HEAT WAVE AGAIN: The heat continues across the state, with a heat advisory across the eastern counties of the state where heat indices may get above 100°. Temperatures will get into the 90s to lower 100s with mainly sunny skies. RAIN CHANCES: There is slight chances of showers and thunderstorms beginning late today …
2012 Drought: Rainfall Deficits
With the drought continuing across the state and region, here is the latest rainfall deficits and a few locales that are ahead of seasonal rainfall averages, this is as of July 15th. Blue and Greenish colors indicate a surplus (very few locales), dark red indicates a deficit of 10% or less of seasonal rainfall, red …
2012 Drought: Burn Bans Ongoing
There have been numerous views onto the Burn bans from last year so I will post the current burn bans onto this page beginning now and lasting throughout the rest of the drought however long it may last. The current counties that are under burn bans include Lyon, Plymouth, Howard, Chickasaw, Wright, Butler, Black Hawk, …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/16/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-SHcDuWHPU&w=480&h=360] GETTING HOT: It’s going to get hotter today with temperatures well into the 90s if not a few locations getting to and above the century mark. Heat indices will exceed 100° by midday and continue climbing into the 102-108° range by mid to late afternoon across the state. A Heat Advisory is in …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/15/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuyASfkDwfA&w=480&h=360] ENCORE FOR HEAT: Heat returns today and will last for a few days through the middle of next week when some slight relief is in store. Until that time, sunshine and temperatures well into the 90s with heat indices at or exceeding 100° will be likely across the state. RAIN HOPES: The next …
Extreame Heat returns to the area heading our way for Monday Highs approaching the upper 90s to 100.F Monday and Tuesday with heat index values around 110.F next 3 days. Tuesday is our next chance for rain.
Regional Weather View. Extreme heat which is becoming the fairly common wording in Upper Midwestern forecasts this summer is heading back to the region to end out this week and to start off next week. Record heat is possible with Highs approaching or hitting 100.F is expected to be widespread across South Dakota, Southern Minnesota, …