[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSpQ7WVzIVY&w=480&h=360] ISOLATED RAIN: The chances of rain today and tomorrow are going to be at best isolated and many people may not even get a drop of rain either day. Temperatures will cool in the northern counties today and tomorrow before the heat returns in those areas. The southern counties won’t really lose the …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
2012 Drought: Summer Rainfall Deficits
To counter with the post on yearly rainfall deficits across the region and the state, here’s the image of rainfall deficits since June 1st (the start of Meteorological summer). Notice only 5 locations of our 89 have received more than their average for the period June 1st-July 15th, while more than half haven’t even received …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/17/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzYYdyfeJ68&w=480&h=360] HEAT WAVE AGAIN: The heat continues across the state, with a heat advisory across the eastern counties of the state where heat indices may get above 100°. Temperatures will get into the 90s to lower 100s with mainly sunny skies. RAIN CHANCES: There is slight chances of showers and thunderstorms beginning late today …
2012 Drought: Rainfall Deficits
With the drought continuing across the state and region, here is the latest rainfall deficits and a few locales that are ahead of seasonal rainfall averages, this is as of July 15th. Blue and Greenish colors indicate a surplus (very few locales), dark red indicates a deficit of 10% or less of seasonal rainfall, red …
2012 Drought: Burn Bans Ongoing
There have been numerous views onto the Burn bans from last year so I will post the current burn bans onto this page beginning now and lasting throughout the rest of the drought however long it may last. The current counties that are under burn bans include Lyon, Plymouth, Howard, Chickasaw, Wright, Butler, Black Hawk, …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/16/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-SHcDuWHPU&w=480&h=360] GETTING HOT: It’s going to get hotter today with temperatures well into the 90s if not a few locations getting to and above the century mark. Heat indices will exceed 100° by midday and continue climbing into the 102-108° range by mid to late afternoon across the state. A Heat Advisory is in …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/15/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuyASfkDwfA&w=480&h=360] ENCORE FOR HEAT: Heat returns today and will last for a few days through the middle of next week when some slight relief is in store. Until that time, sunshine and temperatures well into the 90s with heat indices at or exceeding 100° will be likely across the state. RAIN HOPES: The next …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/14/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgC9cvWp9Ks&w=480&h=360] THE HEAT IS BACK: The heat is making a return with 90s and heat indices at or exceeding 100° once again. There is still a chance of some showers and storms today across the eastern counties of the state, but this will quickly move out and dry weather will reign through the middle …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/13/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ7mOtWUYAo&w=480&h=360] STORMY AND DROUGHT: The drought as was expected worsened across the state with over 60% of the state in moderate or severe drought. Some rain is expected today across the state but with it could come severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/12/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMGIsMb-sA&w=480&h=360] ISOLATED RAIN AHEAD: There is an isolated shot at some showers and thunderstorms Friday into Saturday, but the chances are about 20-30% at best and not everyone will see rain out of this system. Any rain that does fall will be light with a tenth to quarter inch being the amounts of those …