The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for the entire state today and tonight. The main threats will be from damaging winds, some large hail and a few tornadoes. Storms will develop across southern Nebraska and northern Kansas during the early to mid-afternoon hours and quickly move northeastward. These storms for …
Month: September 2014
Iowa Weather Report September 9th 2014
ACTIVE WEATHER: Several chances of showers and thunderstorms through the rest of the week with much cooler conditions coming for the end of the week. To start out, showers and thunderstorms will be possible later on today. There could be some lingering activity during the morning which should quickly move away. We may see some …
Severe Weather Returning Tuesday?
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for the entire state for Tuesday into Tuesday night. All modes of severe weather are possible with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats with a tornado or two possible as well. There are some uncertainties that remain that could temper the …
Iowa Weather Report September 8th 2014
LOTS OF RAIN AHEAD: A very stormy beginning to the week across the state with a disturbance moving in from the west combining with a cold front that will be coming in from the north. The two will bring plenty of showers and thunderstorms across the state and behind it will come a batch of …
Iowa Weather Report September 7th 2014
ONE MORE NICE DAY: Another nice day is in store across the state with readings mainly in the 70s. However the pattern changes as we head into the new work week as a disturbance along with a southward advancing cold front will bring changes to the weather throughout the week and into the following weekend. …
Iowa Weather Report September 6th 2014
SUNSHINE WEEKEND: There will be plenty of sunshine go to around this weekend across the state. Highs this weekend will be in the 70s across the state. Lows will be in the upper 40s through the lower 50s Sunday morning and in the lower and middle 50s Monday morning. AND THEN: The weather turns sour …
September 4th warm temperature report
Today was a toasty and windy day across Iowa as strong southwesterly winds brought the highs into the lower to middle 90s. Heat index values were over 100.F. The warmth was thanks to a low pressure system to our north causing the warm air to surge in on winds that gusting to 30MPH at …
Iowa Weather Report September 5th 2014
No Video Today THE WEEKEND AHEAD: A cold front will be exiting the state during the morning hours with some showers and thunderstorms possible especially in our southern and southeastern counties. Skies will be turning partly to mostly sunny elsewhere but readings will be much different than what they were yesterday. Gone are the 80s …
College Football Forecast Week #2
A beautiful Saturday is in store for Iowa and Iowa State fans alike with Mostly Sunny to Clear conditions expected for the majority of the day. Iowa State will be taking on Kansas State at 11 AM with the kickoff temperature set to 69 degrees with a light northerly wind at 5-10 MPH. This trend will …
NWS Quad Cities Radar Down
The NWS WSR88-D Radar (also known as Doppler Radar or Dual-Pol Radar) has gone down at the NWS Office at the Davenport Municipal Airport due to a communications outage. The image shown above was the last image sent out before the radar went down. It showed a line of intense but non-severe thunderstorms moving over …