Below normal temperatures with mostly sunny skies will remain the story today. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible over the northeast quadrant, however these will be hit-and-miss and shouldn’t leave any huge precipitation by any means. Tranquil is the best word to describe the Tuesday night through Wednesday forecast as high pressure dominates over …
Month: May 2017
Warm and Dry Memorial Day
Relatively nice weather will continue into today throughout the region. Temperatures are slightly above normal for this time of year, but are not bad by any means for this Memorial Day. We should stay dry for the most part today with the exception for some isolated shower and thunderstorm chances in northeast Iowa later today. …
Remembering Parkersburg
Nine years ago, the towns of Parkersburg and New Hartford were decimated by arguably one of the most destructive tornadoes in this states history. The tornado was the first F5 or EF5 tornado in Iowa since one hit Jordan on June 13, 1976, and the second deadliest in Iowa since official record-keeping began in 1950 …
Cold and Rainy Start to the Week
A look at the radar picture early this morning shows widespread light-to-moderate rain over areas north of highway 20. Morning temperatures range from 45 at Decorah to a balmy 57 at Shenandoah. Winds are fairly light from the southwest. The current disturbance passing through the state will continue the trend of showers and thunderstorms early …
Looking Ahead to Tree Town
Another active year weather-wise with warm temperatures will be the story for the annual Tree Town Music Festival in Forest City later this weekend. Temperatures are expected to warm up into the mid-70s by weekend’s end with near-calm and variable winds. Skies on Thursday will be sunny before they turn Mostly Cloudy heading into the weekend, …