[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKFhSMgOwM&w=420&h=315] TWO MORE DAYS: Very warm and humid condition to continue today and tomorrow across the state with mostly sunny skies and high dew points. Readings today and tomorrow will be in the lower 90s with heat indices approaching 100 in some areas. RAIN COMING IN: Still on track to see the frontal system move …
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POLYGON Issuance #2 Jeff’s Weather Books
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYjUarKPkY&w=560&h=315] SOLO THIS WEEK: Jeff discusses the various weather books he has, and how a “pocket” weather book is actually bigger than other weather books he has. Included are various books from Tim Vazquez which can be purchased here and on Amazon as well. CONNECT WITH US: Send your tweets to @iowawx on Twitter, send …
Iowa Weather Report July 16th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAsiSErDUQ&w=420&h=315] REMAINING WARM AND DRY: Sunshine and warm temperatures will be the rule for the next several days across the state with readings well into the 80s and lower 90s. Humidity will be increasing as well so heat indices well into the 90s are possible as well. RAIN RETURNING: Models continue to show a front …
Iowa Weather Report July 15th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7g1z_2YeWA&w=420&h=315] MAINLY HOT AND DRY: The ridge over us will keep most of the state dry over the next several days, but there is an outside chance at a shower or storm today mainly over the eastern half of the state. The chances aren’t that great, about 20% or so, but it’s worth mentioning nonetheless. …
Iowa Forecast Discussion July 14th 2013
VIDEOS TO RETURN TOMORROW DRY WEATHER EXPECTED: Outside the rain that fell yesterday across western and northern Iowa some of which was heavy in some areas north of Mason City. It looks dry for the time being across the state. There may be an isolated shower chance in western Iowa today and perhaps a popcorn …
Iowa Forecast Discussion July 13th 2013
VIDEOS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO RESUME MONDAY BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES BORING WEATHER: The weather can be very repetitive or boring when you get a pattern like what is setting up across the area over the next week. A high pressure ridge overhead and plenty of sunshine and slowly rising temperatures. An upper level disturbance will …
Iowa Forecast Discussion July 12th 2013
HOT AND DRY: No real big changes over the next week across the state with a continued dry pattern with slowly warming temperatures through the weekend into the middle of next week. Highs today in the lower to middle 80s will be the norm rising to the upper 80s to lower to middle 90s by …
Iowa Forecast Discussion July 11th 2013
FEW CHANGES: Quiet weather looks to continue for a few days but a change in the latest model run may bring a chance of showers and storms to the state this weekend. There was a chance before but it was very isolated and mainly across the northern tier of the state. Now the GFS is …
Iowa Forecast Discussion July 10th 2013
NO BIG CHANGES: There doesn’t look to be any changes with the weather the next several days outside of a few shower and thunderstorm chances this weekend in the northern part of the state, it will remain dry across the area. Temperatures will be cool through Friday with highs in the lower to middle 80s. …
Record Warm Minimum set at Des Moines Monday
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 107 AM CDT TUE JUN 9 2013 …RECORD DAILY WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES IA ON MONDAY… THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY WAS 77 DEGREES 642 AM CDT. THIS TIES A NEW RECORD FOR THE WARMEST LOW …