UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND: A cold front will come through the state today bringing a slight chance of a shower although many areas may get by with little if anything. Readings today will be back into the 60s across the state with partly to mostly sunny skies outside any shower activity. There is still a …
Month: April 2014
DEREK’S BLOG: Spring Growth Update #4 – Beautiful Day
Downtown Des Moines April 8th 2014 Today was another beautiful, but windy 70+ degree day. We had wall to wall sunshine with highs in the mid 70s. Warm strong southwest winds up to 30-40 MPH aided in blowing in the warm temperatures. The official high at Des Moines was 76.F with a highest wind gust …
Warm 75+ degree day-Spring growth update #4 1st Daffodil of the season, Forsythia, Crocus, Early shrub/tree leaf out
Green grass below Woman of Achievement Bridge April 9th Today was another beautiful but windy 70+ degree day. We had wall to wall sunshine with highs in the mid 70s. Warm strong southwest winds up to 30-40MPH aided in blowing in the warm temperatures. The official high at Des Moines was 76.F with a highest …
Red Flag Warning for the Entire State This Afternoon
All of the NWS Offices that cover Iowa have issued Red Flag Warnings this afternoon through early this evening due to the strong winds we will be seeing later on today along with the low relative humidity which will lead to an heightened fire danger across the state. A lot of the grasses across the …
Iowa Weather Report April 9th 2014
VERY WARM TODAY: A much warmer day in store across the state with readings in the upper 60s in the eastern and northeastern counties to near 80 in the far west. With southwesterly winds and low relative humidity, there will be an increased risk of wildfires, thus a Red Flag Warning has been hoisted for …
Iowa Weather Report April 8th 2014
WARMING AHEAD: There will be plenty of sunshine around for the next several days with much warmer readings in store tomorrow across the state. Today we’ll have highs in the 50s to near 60. But tomorrow, the winds turn southwesterly and readings soar into the 60s and 70s. Some locales in western Iowa could approach …
Iowa Weather Report April 7th 2014
THE WEEK AHEAD: A few showers and perhaps a thunderstorm will be around the state today with readings in the 50s and lower 60s for highs. There will be some peaks of sunshine around as well as the chances of precipitation are around 30-50% so it will not be an all-day rain by any means. …
Iowa Weather Report April 6th 2014
SCATTERED RAIN: There will be a chance of seeing some scattered rain showers today and Monday across the state. There will also be some breaks in the cloudiness and some sunshine may peak through as well. Any rainfall amounts through Monday are expected to under a quarter of an inch. Highs today and Monday will …
Iowa Weather Report April 5th 2014
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK: Mostly sunny skies will be around the state today with readings climbing into the 40s and 50s. The clouds return late tonight into Sunday with a chance of some light rain mainly in the western half of the state while the eastern half could see a few breaks in the …
POLYGON Issuance #5 Tree Roots vs Sewer Lines
In the 5th Issuance of POLYGON we welcome our Horticulturist Derek McKay into the POLYGON. We discussed a wide range of topics regarding gardening, trees, bushes and what to plant now and what not to plant. There was considerable discussion on trees and possible pests like the Emerald Ash Borer that may kill many of the Ash …