Month: September 2013

All of Iowa, Drought, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report September 15th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kzO6tcBozo&w=480&h=360] RAINDAY: Good chances of rain today for most of the state outside the northwestern counties which may see some early day rain before skies begin to slowly clear. Highs today will range from the 60s to the mid 70s. Skies will slowly clear statewide tonight as the front moves out of the state. There …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Much needed drought relief will be seen across the area as showers and thunderstorms move in tonight. Breif break Monday and Tuesday before turning quite active again for the middle of the week.

Regional Weather View For the first time in over a month, a weather system in the form of a low pressure will move East across the Region from Northwest Iowa to Wisconsin, this will spread widespread beneficial rains across most of the region, but especially across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. This will bring …

All of Iowa, Drought, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report September 14th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUKj85JGYoI&w=480&h=360] WEEKEND: The weekend will see a frontal system approach from the northwest. This will bring rain this afternoon into this evening across the northwestern counties at first before spreading to the rest of the state overnight into the day on Sunday. Rainfall amounts of a half inch are possible with some areas getting more …

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Iowa Weather Report September 13th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA46AOHn2qg&w=480&h=360] QUICK REVIEW: Just a quick word today. Cool conditions will last through the weekend with best chances of seeing rainfall Saturday night through the day on Sunday. Amounts could be significant with over an inch possible but don’t put your hopes up, we’ve seen this before and it turns out to be as dry …

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Iowa Weather Report September 12th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKKD4SJYESs&w=480&h=360] FINALLY!: Cool weather to talk about for the next several days with sunny skies around. Highs today will be in the 70s north and low 80s south but the real cool weather arrives tonight when lows drop into the mid 40s to lower 50s. Friday will feel downright nippy after the heat earlier this …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Another heat wave brings September triple digit heat. Record highs broken and drought continuing to worsen.

Brown grass Downtown Cedar Rapids September 10th 2013 Another late season September heat wave has brought triple digit heat once again to the corn state, with the highest local temperature of 102.F at Vinton. A developing area of high pressure commonly called a heat bubble developed over the southwestern states on the heels of our …

All of Iowa, Drought, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report September 11th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ljpLROUO4&w=480&h=360] COOLING OFF: The cold front will continue to move through the state today with limited chances of showers and thunderstorms along it, mainly along and south of Interstate 80. To the north partly to mostly sunny skies with readings in the upper 70s to mid 80s while the SE will still have readings pushing …