SOME JOKE: April begins and what do we see, a little of that white stuff mixing with some rain early today in our northern and northeastern counties before it changes to all rain by afternoon. This will not be a washout by any means as there will be some dry time as well. It will …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Marching Into April
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 …
Possible Severe Storms Still on Track for Wednesday
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 Sunny Good Friday, Rainy Saturday
A BIT OF PRECIP THIS WEEKEND: The sun will be returning to the skies today with temperatures back into the 40s and 50s. It will be a bit cooler in the northern counties with the snow cover on the ground, but this will melt pretty quickly during the day. As we head into tonight another …
Late Night Update, Storms Moving Out, Wintry Weather Continues North
Showers and thunderstorms continue moving through the eastern and southeastern counties of the state. These storms are moving out of the state at this time (see image), however some thunder and lightning have been detected with the deformation zone snow in the northern counties of the state. This will continue in an isolated fashion through …
A March Weekend, Cold, Drab, and white stuff
WEEKEND DISTURBANCE: A disturbance will come through the state late today through Saturday with a chance of some rain and snow mixed. The best chance of seeing the snow will be during the overnight hours through mid-morning. Amounts will be light and any accumulations will be a dusting to perhaps a half inch at most. …
An Irish Spring, A Hint of Winter
THE POT AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW: We have a bit of an unsettled pattern over the next few days with chances of showers possible each day during afternoon heating. This will be due to cold air aloft and some disturbances moving through the area along with any sunshine we can get to help …
Three Tornadoes Confirmed in Iowa From Tuesday
Three tornadoes have been confirmed so far in the state of Iowa. All three occurred in Clinton County last night with the same thunderstorm complex. Damage was mainly confined to trees and outbuildings except in the Low Moor tornado which hit the Royal Pines Mobile Home Park just west of Clinton (should be noted this …
Rain on Saturday, Spring Ahead on Sunday
RAIN THIS WEEKEND: More sunshine and warm temperatures will be in store today across the state. Highs will be in the 60s for the most part with some areas in southwestern Iowa possibly getting into the lower 70s. Clouds will be on the increase as we head into tonight and early on Saturday as moisture …
Rain East, Then Sunshine Returns
THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Rain will continue over the eastern counties of the state today and into tonight before it moves off to our east. Skies over the western counties will become partly sunny today as cooler temperatures move in. It will still be above the seasonal norm for this time of year, but we won’t …