Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
A WET LION: The month will be ending with a chance of some showers across the state with a system moving through the state. There may be rumbles of thunder in our southeastern counties but any severe weather will be east of the state. Highs today will be in the upper 40s north to the …
Good evening, Storms tonight have turned out to be quiet, certainly not a bad thought. As of 8:15 P.M., there are two main storm complexes moving northeast. One just north of Des Moines metro area, while another south and southwest of the Quad Cities. Currently there is one severe thunderstorm warning, producing quarter size hail …
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring portions of northeastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, northwestern/western Missouri, and southwestern Iowa for a potential Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch before 5:00 p.m. They place the probability of a watch being issued at 40 percent. If thunderstorms can form ahead of the cold front and surface low …
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center continues the elevated risk of severe weather over most areas south of Interstate 80 in the state. A look at the satellite imagery this afternoon shows a thinning cloud deck and some clearing even in many spots throughout the region, critical for peak daytime heating to occur, and henceforth, …
A low pressure system will be moving across the region today, making it’s way from eastern Nebraska through central Iowa during the overnight tonight. A cold front will extend to the south of this, overtaking a dry line in the process and setting up the stage for storm development later today. As temperatures rise across …
An upper-level storm system across the region today is expected to bring active weather back into the state. A surface low will shift eastward into the central Plains later today with an associated dryline extending southward. This will be overtaken by a cold front later in the night. Modest instability for this time of year …
Active weather is expected to pulse into the region once again as an upper-level low shifts into the region tomorrow afternoon. Models are slowly coming into better agreement with the evolution of the system, with the the exception being some small synoptic features that will need to be tweaked out. The majority of the models …
The Storm Prediction Center has continued to outlook a good portion of the state in a risk area for severe weather for Wednesday and Wednesday night. All modes of severe weather are possible with the main threats coming from large hail and damaging straight line winds. It’s still a bit too early to determine timing …
A relatively cool day in store across the area today with high temperatures ranging from the low 40s to mid 50s across the state. Clouds and precipitation are expected to clear out through this afternoon and lead to a quiet day generally. Early week ridging will bring temperatures into the 60s and 70s by Wednesday. Active …
High temperatures today ranged from the mid 30s northwest to the mid 50s east. Low pressure over northwest Iowa had associated counter clockwise winds around this low… around 5-10 MPH for most sites. This system will move northeast along with the rain chances. Breezy northwest winds and cloudy conditions will be the story for the …