[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MP4CngNr_o&w=480&h=360] MORE HEAT: A few more days of heat before relief arrives this weekend with cooler air and a chance of some showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures today and even Saturday will be in the 90s with the cold front moving through Saturday afternoon into the evening. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible with this …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Drought Slightly Worse in New Drought Monitor
The latest drought monitor was released this morning and the entire state remains in severe and extreme drought. The percentage of the state under extreme drought has increased from just under 28% to just under 31%. This includes the far northern Siouxland, a large section of central into east central Iowa and the far southeastern …
Drought 2012: Two Months of Summer Rain
Here is the comprehensive list across of locations across the state and the Upper Midwest with rainfall for the first two months of the Summer 2012 Season. Only 8 out of the 92 sampled in this image are at or above average for rainfall during the Summer Season. The percentages of average have come up …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/1/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpQ801a3cs&w=480&h=360] SLIGHT CHANCES: Rain will be few and far between the next week with only chances on Thursday and again on Saturday across the state. The best chance looks to be on Saturday at this point with a cold front that will move through bringing some cooler weather to the state even for a …
No Improvement Likely in August
The August outlook from the Climate Prediction Center is out and it doesn’t look promising across the state with regards to rainfall. There is a 60% probability of above average temperatures for the month and a 40% probability of below average precipitation. With many corn crops starting to turn brown in some areas, any rainfall …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/31/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-RHmpX26I&w=480&h=360] CONTINUED WARM CONTINUED DRY: No real changes this week regarding both the dry weather and the warmer than average weather we’ve had all summer long. Readings will be above average all week with slightly cooler temperatures by the end of the week. The only chance of rain looks to come in Thursday into …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/30/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug_1eIqEkA0&w=480&h=360] WARM BUT NOT HOT: It’s going to be a warm week across the state, but not the extreme heat we saw last week with triple digit readings. 90s will be common for most of the week with slightly cooler conditions toward the end of the week into the weekend. There will be a …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/29/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIt2V8ztQE&w=480&h=360] BLAND AND BORING: The weather will be fairly comfortable and pleasant over the next few days with slowly warming temperatures close to 90 by mid-week. It’s also going to remain dry at least through that time as well, not helping farmers that still need the rain in their fields. ANY RAIN?: The GFS …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/28/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Up-XhQ4T4&w=480&h=360] PLEASANT CONTINUES: No changes from yesterday’s discussion regarding the weekend. Seasonal if not slightly BELOW average readings and sunshine will prevail across the state. The chances of rain this weekend which in all fairness with the severe to extreme drought across the state could be considered as “pleasant” also still look on target …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/27/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCuMMpanOLw&w=480&h=360] PLEASANT WEEKEND: As was mentioned in our discussion yesterday, this will be one of the most pleasant weekends of the summer coming up. Friday will be the big send off with readings in the lower to middle 80s across the state. This along with Saturday’s ride to Clinton will likely be the best …