THROUGH THE WEEKEND: You better get out and enjoy the day today because colder air will be moving in this weekend and will last for the rest of the coming week. There will be plenty of sunshine around the state today with readings in the 40s through the lower 60s southeast. The cold front will …
Month: March 2014
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 4: National Weather Service Water Resources
By National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s Topic: NWS Water Resources The NWS homepage, http://www.weather.gov, provides up to date …
Iowa Weather Report March 20th 2014
There will be no typed report today due to many issues with model data on NCEP’s site where we get our images from on the video. There is a short video with the weather for the next 7-8 days but that’s about it. Unless the site is fixed soon, we may not be able to …
Early Spring-Sping Growth update #2- Is it safe to plant Pansies?, Not Yet!
Daffodils and Hyacinths March 19th 2014 The past week has been cooler then the previous one. We’ve had warm days in the 50s and cooler days in the 40s. Regardless of the temperatures, my spring bulbs have still been growing quite fast. Daffodils are now up about 4″ as seen above. Flowerbuds are showing on …
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 3: Flood Hazards
By National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s Topic: Flood Hazards A flood is defined as any high flow…overflow or …
Iowa Weather Report March 19th 2014
THROUGH THE WEEK: The storm that brought some rain and snow to the state will be pulling out today. It may bring some rain snow mix early on in the eastern counties before skies begin to clear from the west. Readings today will range from the middle to upper 30s north to near 50 south. …
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 2: Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Via National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s Topic: Turn Around, Don’t Drown Turn Around Don’t Drown, or TADD for …
Iowa Weather Report March 18th 2014
MORE RAIN AND SNOW UPCOMING: Another system will move into the state today bringing with it a chance of some rain and rain snow mix to the area. It will move into the northwestern counties of the state late this morning and overspread the state by the afternoon and evening hours today. Highs will range …
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 1: Preparedness and Awareness
Via National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s topic: Preparedness and Awareness Nearly every day flooding happens somewhere in the …
Iowa Weather Report March 17th 2014
ANOTHER STORM APPROACHES: Another sunny day and much warmer as well across the state with readings back into the upper 30s northeast to near 60 south and southwest. Clouds will be on the increase tonight ahead of the next storm system that will move into the state on Tuesday. This will bring a chance of …