Iowa Weather Report September 15th 2015: Too Warm For Candles

IT’S WARM AGAIN: Another warm day across the state with readings well into the 80s for the most part under mostly sunny skies. It will be quite breezy again today with southerly winds at 10-20mph with some higher gusts possible. There is a slight chance of a shower or storm during the late afternoon into the evening hours in the far northern counties, but most areas will remain dry. A storm system will be slowly approaching the state from the west bringing with it a chance of a shower or storm in our far western counties late tomorrow and for the rest of the state Thursday. Readings will remain above seasonal levels in the 80s to near 90s with a slight increase in the humidity levels but nothing unbearable is seen at this time. Another system moves in Friday into early on Saturday with another chance of showers and storms at that time as well. Rainfall amounts from both systems combined could be heavy in some areas. It’s too early to determine any chance of severe weather from either storm, but there is a possibility nonetheless.

NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE END OF MONTH: As we head into next week and look forward through the rest of September, warmer air looks to return at the beginning of next week with readings in the 70s and lower 80s which will be slightly above seasonal levels. Monday and Tuesday of next week look a lot like a repeat of Monday and Tuesday this week with mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions ahead of another storm system that looks to move through late Tuesday into the first half of Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible at that time. Further out, cooler air will move into the state briefly before winds look to turn back around to the south bringing the warmer than average temperatures back toward the end of next week. The GFS shows an active pattern to end September with several chances of showers and storms across the state. Readings are shown to remain above seasonal levels through the period as well. We’ll see if this continue in forthcoming model runs.