Today brought a variety of weather to Eastern Iowa. We started out the morning with moderate downpours and temperatures in the upper 30s then ended with moderate snow and very strong winds. Today’s weather was all from a small but very potent low pressure system that passed through Minnesota where it produced significant snows in …
Month: January 2014
Very Windy on Thursday
Winds are expected to remain brisk this evening before slowly diminishing below Wind Advisory criteria. By Thursday, strong and gusty northwest winds will return Thursday with the highest winds expected during Thursday evening. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH are possible on Thursday. This will create difficult driving conditions …
Iowa Weather Report January 14th 2014
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8b9QKzBhd0&w=420&h=315] QUICK OVERVIEW: This will be a relatively short report. It is going to remain near to below average regarding temperatures over the next few days and even into the extended period as well. There will be some quick warm ups here and there but the main story will be the cold air coming in …
Upcoming Changes to Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlooks
Written by Henry Luker, Lead Forecaster Out of the many new features that will help the Iowa Weather Network run severe weather coverage for the upcoming season, the Storm Prediction Center is doing the same to continue serving their mission of protecting life and property. But before we go on to discuss those changes, I …
Iowa Weather Report January 13th 2014
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsmtb2bQHr0&w=420&h=315] JANUARY LIKE: After a warm day on Sunday, it’s going to feel more like the month we’re currently in over the next week across the state. A disturbance will move into the state later today behind the cold front that moved through last night into this morning. This will bring with it some light …
Mid January Warmth- January 12th warm temperature report.
Clark Park in Hiawatha during a warm sunny January 12th day. Today was a beautiful Mid January day with highs that were in the 40s and neared 50.F degrees in some places in Eastern Iowa. The cause of the warmth was a thanks you a powerful warm front which moved through this morning on those …
DIRECTV Dropping Weather Channel
It has come to my attention that DIRECTV is going to be dropping the Weather Channel in the coming days. This is not surprising given the fact that the Weather Channel has delved more into reality programming and less into actually showing satellite maps and radars. While a storm could be barreling across the country, …
Iowa Weather Report January 12th 2014
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIJ_ZtIgHn0&w=420&h=315] QUICK SHOTS: It will be very warm today with readings in the upper 30s northeast through the lower 50s in the south and southwest. This will melt quite a bit of the snow on the ground across the state. A cold front will move through the state later tonight into early on Monday that …
Iowa Weather Report January 11th 2014
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHSaM4zo78&w=420&h=315] A FEW DISTURBANCES: A quick moving pattern over the next few days is going to bring a few systems through that may bring some light amounts of precipitation, mainly in the form of snow. Today we’ll see a system departing off to our east. Skies will clear from west to east during the day. …
Iowa Weather Report January 10th 2014
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCO2R_-D2Zs&w=420&h=315] MESSY AHEAD: A system will be coming up from the south and southwest today bringing with it some rain, freezing rain and snow across the area. The southeastern third of the state may see all rain after a few hours of seeing a wintry mix, while the northwestern third is likely going to see …