[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFFKXGDEE78&w=480&h=360] STORMY SATURDAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather mainly this afternoon into this evening for areas east of a Waukon to Lamoni line. The main threat will be from damaging straight line winds with a minor threat of large hail. There is some discrepancy as to whether the front will move …
Month: August 2012
Thunderstorm early Saturday, then sigificant cool down for Sunday highs in the 70s- coolest in over a month. Seasonible, sunny and dry for the upcoming week.
Regional Weather view. Heat will finally not be the main issued for the region at least for this weekend. A significant cool down brought on by a very strong cold front will bring the threat for storms and severe weather as it pushes across the region. Wisconsin, Illinois will be under the gun for Saturday. …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/3/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MP4CngNr_o&w=480&h=360] MORE HEAT: A few more days of heat before relief arrives this weekend with cooler air and a chance of some showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures today and even Saturday will be in the 90s with the cold front moving through Saturday afternoon into the evening. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible with this …
Drought Slightly Worse in New Drought Monitor
The latest drought monitor was released this morning and the entire state remains in severe and extreme drought. The percentage of the state under extreme drought has increased from just under 28% to just under 31%. This includes the far northern Siouxland, a large section of central into east central Iowa and the far southeastern …
Todays severe weather risk
Image from SPC The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon across Southern Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and areas west. This includes the entire local area. A passing frontal system is expected to approach our area by the mid afternoon and evening hours. Latest models show thunderstorms will develop along …
Very hot July in SE Minnesota – 4th warmest on record & Warmest on record averaged low on record for Rochester Airport
July 2012 was a very hot one in SE Minnesota. The hottest since the 1950s! Most days were in the upper 80s to lower 90s across the region. With lows commonly in the 60s and 70s. The highest area wide temperatures this month occurred at Red Wing and Winona both with highs of 102.F. A …
Drought 2012: Two Months of Summer Rain
Here is the comprehensive list across of locations across the state and the Upper Midwest with rainfall for the first two months of the Summer 2012 Season. Only 8 out of the 92 sampled in this image are at or above average for rainfall during the Summer Season. The percentages of average have come up …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/1/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpQ801a3cs&w=480&h=360] SLIGHT CHANCES: Rain will be few and far between the next week with only chances on Thursday and again on Saturday across the state. The best chance looks to be on Saturday at this point with a cold front that will move through bringing some cooler weather to the state even for a …