[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aiiSgSAsg&w=640&h=480] INTO AGREEMENT: The GFS and EURO are finally coming together and what that means is we can with more confidence say that rain with some snow to start will be coming back into the state Thursday. Until then a bit cooler today in the wake of a weak system that moved through the …
Month: January 2013
Iowa Weather Report January 5th 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQDuPlKOHU&w=640&h=480] A FLURRY OF INACTIVITY: The next few days will see little if any serious weather to contend with across the state. A few flurries or some freezing drizzle is about all we’ll see until some time next week (depending on which model you trust). Today will see highs in the upper 20s to …
Iowa Weather Report January 4th 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BYC59LOcrY&w=640&h=480] WARMER BUT NOT LONG: We’ll see warm readings across the state today which may begin to melt some more of the snow that fell during the blizzard over two weeks ago. Highs today will be in the upper 20s to middle 30s across the area with sunny skies. A piece of the disturbance …
Dry and seasonible strech ahead for the rest of this weekend into the weekend. January thaw by early next week, sunshine with highs in the mid 30s expected. Next chance of moisture next Thursday? Updated X1
Regional Weather View A very dry pattern has set up across the Upper Midwest. A split level flow has allowed for all the storm systems to remain north and south of the region, bringing dry weather with seasonable temperatures. Early next week southwesterly winds will spread continued sunshine and warmth to the region with high …
Iowa Weather Report January 3rd 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVbv2ZD-q0A&w=640&h=480] UP AND DOWN: After a decent day on Wednesday, temperatures will be cooler today with highs only in the teens and lower 20s, about 5-8 degrees below average for this time of early January. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny becoming more so during the day as clouds will be departing the …
BREAKING NEWS: 3 people dead in helicopter crash north of Ventura, Iowa
…CORRECTED… VENTURA, IA — Tragic news comes into our newsroom tonight that Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals reports three crewmember’s onboard the Mercy LifeFlight that crashed north of Ventura, Iowa, have died. An investigation will likely go underway in the morning. Mercy Medical Center North Iowa have released the names of the two out …
Iowa Weather Report January 2nd 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq3bHQv4Y1c&w=640&h=480] FLURRY ACTIVITY ON THE INCREASE: Some light snow and flurries are possible today across mainly the northern counties of the state. The accumulations will be minimal at best with perhaps a half inch possible. This isn’t likely to cause too many travel issues but be aware that some bridges and overpasses may be …
2012 Summary. A year to remember! It will go down as the warmest in recorded history at Rochester International Airport.
This is a summary report of weather that occurred at my station in West Downtown Rochester and the Rochester Airport. 2012 will be a year to remember for many people as a year with a very early spring and hot and rather dry year. It ended out being the hottest year on record for parts …
2012 Year in Review: Precipitation
Above is the rainfall from 2012, the yearly average of rainfall and the percentage of average and the deficit we had this year. If anyone didn’t already know it was a dry year, this tells you. Many of the months had below average rainfall and snowfall. The lack of any snow last winter and then …
2012 Year in Review: Severe Weather
There was a noticeable lack of severe weather this year with regards to tornadoes. The state had a confirmed 16 tornadoes for 2012, which is the lowest amount going back before 1980. All of the tornadoes were in the months of April and May. 7 of them occurred on the same day (April 14th). The …