left over signs of the extreamlly harsh winter we just endured are still be see throughout central Iowa as many have noticed some trees, shrubs and perennials did not make it through the winter, this is especially true for roses and evergreens, even though the same plants have made it through all of the past …
Month: May 2014
Iowa Weather Report May 31st 2014
STORMS: We’re heading into a period with scattered showers and storms each afternoon and possibly overnight into the early morning hours as well. This looks to last from Saturday through Wednesday before drier moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. Highs during this time will be in the 80s to lower 90s across the state. This …
POLYGON Issuance #13 Henry’s Pizza is late
Another issuance of POLYGON this week brought us to Mike Cox who is a staff meteorologist for the Radio Group owned by the Appalachian Educational Communications Corp. in Bristol TN. We discussed how he got into weather and how he lost his love for weather and went into broadcasting first before heading full circle back …
Iowa Weather Report May 29th 2014
BRIEF RESPITE: Most of the state will be dry today with mostly sunny skies and readings in the upper 70s to middle 80s across the state. The far southern counties may still see an isolated afternoon shower or storm, but even there the activity will be widely spaced. Any rainfall that does occur could be …
Iowa Weather Report May 28th 2014
A SHORT BREAK: We will have another day of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. This will mainly be in the eastern half of the state although any part of the state could get in on some activity. Any storm that moves through could bring some brief heavy rains and perhaps some small hail …
Iowa Weather Report May 27th 2014
SCATTERED RAIN: A few more days with chances of showers and thunderstorms across the state with readings mainly in the lower and middle 80s. Any severe weather would be very isolated and disorganized, but if you do happen to get a shower or storm, you may get some brief heavy rains, possibly some small hail …
Iowa Weather Report May 26th 2014
PRECIPITATION CHANCES: The next three days will see chances of showers and thunderstorms across the state. This will not be an all-day rain as mentioned in previous IWR’s and there might be some sunshine around but it will be very limited with a copious amount of cloud cover expected. Highs will be in the lower …
Iowa Weather Report May 25th 2014
NO VIDEO TODAY SCATTERED RAIN: The next several days will see some chance of showers and thunderstorms each day across the state. This will be a case where some areas won’t get rain every day but perhaps will on others. High temperatures during this period will be in the 80s across the state. This looks …
North Iowa Band Festival Forecast
Here is a quick forecast for the last day of the North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City today. It will be mainly sunny through the day with some higher clouds during the late morning into the afternoon. Readings are expected to make it into the middle and upper 70s. There will be a light …
Iowa Weather Report May 24th 2014
WIDELY SCATTERED PRECIP: There are no real changes regarding the holiday weekend with readings mainly in the 70s and 80s through Monday with chances of showers and thunderstorms around. The best chances today will be mainly in the western counties of the state while the rest of the state could see a widely scattered shower …