An active week of weather is ahead with multiple disturbances to note early in the week. A stationary front is currently stalled across the northern portions of our coverage area, extending roughly from Rock Valley to Charles City to Galena, IL. Pressure gradients also are tightening from west to east as a low pressure lurks west of the …
Month: April 2015
Much Needed Rainfall to Arrive this Week
An active weather pattern is expected to continue this week, hopefully putting an end to the dry conditions we’ve seen over the last several days. A strong low pressure center over Kansas will drift a cold front across the area overnight. Lows are expected to drop to the 40s and 50s tonight with generally no concerns. Winds …
Iowa Weather Report April 5th 2015: Hopping into Precipitation
HOPPING INTO NEXT WEEK: There will be no issues with the weather today. Mostly sunny skies will be seen across the state with temperatures in the 60s and lower 70s for highs. The weather pattern turns unsettled as we head into next week with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms possible. This doesn’t look to …
Iowa Weather Report April 4th 2015: Mostly Perfect Easter Weekend
EASTER WEEKEND: Mainly sunny skies will be around this weekend with readings in the 60s on Saturday and 60s and 70s on Easter. A disturbance will skirt our northern counties late Saturday night into early on Sunday with a chance of some rain but it doesn’t look to be a big deal at this time. …
Iowa Weather Report April 3rd 2015: Perfect for the Bunny
A COOL START: Some rain will move across the southern and eastern counties of the state early on today with skies clearing out by this afternoon. It will be much cooler with temperatures in the middle 40s to the lower 50s with partly to mostly sunny skies by afternoon. Readings will rebound to the upper …
Spring Update #5 – Magnolias, Tulips Both Starting to Bloom
What a progression we have made in a very short time! It has only been four days since my last update, but so much has happened since then. The last four days have brought much warmer temperatures in the 70s and 80s. We received a little more rain last night (0.34″) and these things combined …
Iowa Weather Report April 2nd 2015: Cooler By Friday
No Video Today REST OF THE WEEK INTO WEEKEND: Some showers will linger in our eastern counties during the morning hours before moving off to the east. Skies will clear and temperatures should make the 60s for the most part across the state. A few more clouds will be around on Friday with a system …
9:50pm Weather Update: Storms Moving Through Western Iowa
Radar continues to show a line for thunderstorms across the state from Forest City to Sac City to Blair NE moving eastward around 40-45mph. These storms are still capable of producing some small hail and gusty winds to 50mph. The storms will continue to slowly weaken as they move eastward. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains …
6:25pm Update: Storms Rolling into the State
A line of strong to near-severe thunderstorms are currently moving through the Siouxland area of northwest Iowa at this time. These storms are capable of producing some dime to penny sized hail and winds gusting to 40-50mph. A few of the stronger storms over northeastern Nebraska have produced hail over quarter sized late this afternoon. …
5pm Update: Storms Starting To Fire
Storms are beginning to fire from near Rock Rapids southwestward to Pierce Nebraska moving ENE around 25-30mph or so. These storms are still below severe weather limits but some small hail and gusty winds are possible with these storms as they continue to develop. A warning or two could be issued in the next hour …