Another great day for those of you heading out to Des Moines for the State Fair today. Temperatures will be the 70s in the morning before heating up to the mid-to-upper 80s by evening. It will still be a mild 81° or so at 8:00 p.m. when Justin Moore performs at the Grandstand, however things …
Month: August 2015
Iowa Weather Report August 13th 2015: The Dirt Dries Out
NO BIG CHANGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Still on course for another mostly sunny day across the state with readings well into the 80s. A system will try to squeak into the far northeastern counties late tonight into early Friday with an isolated shower or storm chance but the better chances look to stay to our …
Iowa State Fair 2015 Forecast – Day 1 – Thursday, August 13, 2015
If you’re heading out to the first day of the Iowa State Fair today, expect mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s for the majority of the day. Things will start out cool in the morning in the upper 60s at 8:00 a.m. before warming up to the high of 87° for the day …
Iowa Weather Report August 12th 2015: Warming Up the Dry Bones
DRY AND WARMING UP: It will remain dry across the state through the rest of the week with temperatures slowly warming up as we head toward the weekend. Highs today will be in the lower to middle 80s with temperatures by this weekend reaching the lower 90s in some areas. Humidity levels will also be …
Iowa Weather Report August 11th 2015: Staying Dry
DRY TIMES: It will be dry for the next few days with only a slight chance of some precipitation possible late Thursday night into Friday, however our confidence isn’t high on this system at this point. Readings today will be in the 70s to lower and middle 80s across the state and these will slowly …
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week – Should Be Stellar!
The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking this week with possibly up to 100 shooting stars per hour streaking across the Iowa skies. The display starts on July 13 and continues through August 26 but the peak of the display will be this week on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The Perseids feature fast and bright …
Iowa Weather Report August 10th 2015: Calmer and Cooler Weather
No Video Today THE WEEK AHEAD: A few early showers and storms over the eastern counties of the state will clear out by afternoon with some slow clearing from west to east. Highs will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s across the state. The sunny and cooler conditions look to last for the …
Conditional Severe Weather Threat Today; Very Large Hail and Tornadoes Possible
After several minor severe weather episodes, an organized severe weather event may be making a return to the state. However, with many episodes this year, this is all very conditional and dependent on what happens with an ongoing Mesoscale Convective Vortex moving through the Plains early this morning. There is not terrific predictability with this …
Abnormally Dry Drought Returning to Northern Iowa
Drought is slowly creeping it’s way back into Iowa, as shown in Tuesday’s drought monitor update from the National Drought Mitigation Center. This will likely surprise many as it seemed that we had endless rain in May, June, and some parts of July As you can see, when compared to climatology, the areas in red are …
Iowa Weather Report August 7th 2015: A Fair Chance of Rain or No Rain
RAIN CHANCES: The GFS continues to have chances of showers and thunderstorms today through Monday across the state. However, with dry air around, some places may not get much rain at all while others get much more. It’s very difficult to pinpoint where the areas of rain will occur at this time but the chances …