[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLyDo18UdM&w=480&h=360] NOTE: With You Tube in Read-Only, the video will likely not be up until later this morning. Sorry about that CONTINUING ON: Heat will continue to be the main story this week across the state along with a backdoor cold front that may drop the temperatures in the eastern and northeastern counties a touch …
Month: August 2013
Iowa Weather Report August 26th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mlliKYZb2Q&w=480&h=360] IT’S HOT, LIVE WITH IT: Another day of sunshine, haze and hot temperatures across the state. Highs will be well into the 90s with some locations possibly hitting the century mark. Heat Indices will be well above 100° during the afternoon hours thus a heat advisory is in effect today and tomorrow for the …
School Delays Already?
I thought I wouldn’t need to dig this out of my winter weather toolbox, it was underneath all of the good ole’ snowfall forecasts and snowfall records. Had to dust it off a bit, but it’s now up and running. We have received some early dismissal notifications for Monday into Wednesday due to the extreme …
Iowa Weather Report August 25th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSd-70oKJf8&w=480&h=360] TALKIN’ ABOUT A HEAT WAVE: At least a week of very July like weather across the state and region with a ridge overhead, little if any cloud cover and temperatures well into the 90s, perhaps even approaching or touching the century mark in a few locations. Heat Indices will be another story with them …
Long tearm heat wave really behings to crank up starting on Sunday lasting through the week. Much of the region has the chance to hit 100.F, 100+ degree heat indexs will be seen dispite the actual highs. Drought will worsen/expand with no chances for rain this week
Weather map An unusually hot late Summer heat wave is poised to hit the region this week as a warm air mass associated with a high pressure system that has been trapped in the southwest slowly begins to push eastward in our area. This feature will keep all chances for rain out of the region …
Iowa Weather Report August 24th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zouvB6p7v_0&w=480&h=360] APPROACHING HEAT WAVE: A warm front will move through the state and this could kick off a few very isolated showers and storms today across the state, but most areas will be dry, so if you’re one of the lucky ones did get some rain, be thankful because it won’t be raining again anytime …
Iowa Weather Report August 23rd 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjCTC-cAcE&w=480&h=360] LOTS OF DRYNESS: Outside of a chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight into Saturday (where it may be hit and miss like yesterday morning’s rainfall), it will be mainly dry and getting much warmer across the state into next week. The system will bring some rainfall late tonight into Saturday across the state …
Drought Expansion Slowing, But “No Weather Pattern Change for the Foreseeable Future”
Drought expansion has slowed across the state, according to the weekly drought monitor released by the National Drought Mitigation Center. Moderate drought has remained at a comfortable level of 35.16% with severe drought at 0%. Abnormally dry has continued to move into the state, rising to 82.43% this week. According to the “Iowa Weather Report,” …
Iowa Weather Report August 22nd 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5Qq8D4q1s&w=480&h=360] MORE DRY WEATHER: The chances of showers and storms will dwindle today as the front moves through. Thereafter it looks dry again for another week or so with little if any chance of seeing rainfall through the end of the month. It will be cooler today and Friday with highs back into the lower …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Kossuth) until 2:15pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 130 PM CDT WED AUG 21 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 215 PM CDT * AT 128 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM …