[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8G11BZhGV4&w=640&h=480] BACK TO QUIET: After a good soaking for most of the state, we’ll have a few dry and sunny days ahead. There will be some morning rain activity in the state as the storm system moves off to the east. It may linger in the eastern counties through the daylight hours before exiting. …
Month: October 2012
Cold Temp Report-Friday mornings lows as cold as the upper 10s reported! Also worsening drought condtions across all of the area. Mower county now in Extreame Drought. Moderate to Severe drought everywhere else.
Frost back yard October 12th 2012 Temperatures bottomed out to their coldest levels of the season so far, dropping to the teens to lower 20s across much of the area which is more typical of November. Average lows are expected to be in the upper 30s to lower 40s this time of year. The cause …
Severe Weather Threat Nearly Gone
The Storm Prediction Center has taken almost the entire state of Iowa out of the severe weather threat for the rest of today and tonight. Most of the severe weather will be to our south over KS, OK, TX into MO. There still could be an isolated severe storm in far southern and southeastern Iowa …
It Can’t Get Any Stranger
With severe weather possibly knocking on our door this bit of information flew past. A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY YESTERDAY. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 21 SET IN 1917.
Iowa Weather Report October 13th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpviysHG0A&w=640&h=480] SEVERE THREAT: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for most of the state of Iowa. This does not include the northwestern counties and the northern tier of counties along Iowa Highway 9. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. There …
Rainfall ammounts decreasing for Saturday as system trends south, but Showers and thunderstorms still expected with ammounts 0.25-0.50″ Warmer and sunnier for the start of next week highs near 70.F Next chance of rain: Wednesday.
Regional Weather view. The regions next weather maker will be the main story in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin as a fairly strong low pressure system tracks from Kansas across Iowa and then into Wisconsin. This feature will spread widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rains across Eastern Iowa and Southern Wisconsin. Severe weather …
Update on Saturday Severe Weather
There will be some severe weather on Saturday across Iowa. The main threat from these storms will be large hail, damaging winds and perhaps a few isolated tornadoes. The main time frame will be between Noon and 11pm from west to east across the state. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe …
Severe weather risk Saturday
Image from SPC A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms has been issued for the Upper Midwest including all of the local area. A low pressure system will tack through Minnesota trailing a cold front that spark thunderstorms from around the Twin Cities southward through Southern Minnesota into Iowa. There is a chance that some of …
Visiting NWS Quad Cities
Had a visit to the NWS in the Quad Cities located at the Davenport Municipal Airport. Had a long discussion with Senior Forecaster Mike McClure (he doesn’t look senior to me!) and went through everything the weather service does during a normal evening shift when I was there (which on a quiet day is practically …
Iowa Weather Report October 12th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQi0eKZAnY&w=640&h=480] SEVERE WEATHER?: A few answers are starting to come to light with regards to the severe weather event on Saturday across the state. As for today, skies will be mainly sunny after a few morning clouds with temperatures in the 50s and 60s for highs. Clouds will be on the increase once again …