[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6iXw-c-pg&w=480&h=360] STILL DRY: Not many changes to the forecast today, with continued dry conditions through the end of the week. Late Friday into Saturday could see some isolated shower and thunderstorm activity, but it’s going to be few and far between at this point. Temperatures will warm back to near or over 90 once …
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Iowa Forecast Video 7/10/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2-E4Pw9Xo&w=480&h=360] STILL DRY: Even with a few showers and storms that happened to fire yesterday afternoon across the state, many who did receive some of the golden liquid didn’t get much more than a tenth or so. It will be dry for the rest of the week until a warm front moves into the …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/9/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ_tWile3n8&w=480&h=360] BENIGN WEEK AHEAD: No real changes this week. Temperatures will be in the 80s for highs with a slow warm up to 90 by the upcoming weekend. A few more clouds will be in the sky this coming weekend as well, but the sky will be filled with sunshine and no chances of …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/8/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BynV1t7os&w=480&h=360] DRY BUT COOLER: The weather pattern has shifted after one last day of 100 degree heat mainly in the southern counties on Saturday. Readings this week will be in the 80s for highs and lows in the 60s. One thing that isn’t changing is the lack of rainfall. A few isolated souls did …
Record Highs at Des Moines and Lamoni Today
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT REACHED 100 DEGREES TODAY. THIS TIES THE RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE…LAST SET IN 1936. IN ADDITION…THIS IS THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN DES MOINES. THE LAST TIME THAT OCCURRED WAS THE 14-17TH OF AUGUST IN 1988. LAMONI IOWA ROSE TO A HIGH …
Iowa Forecast Discussion 7/7/2012
No Video Today LAST DAY: The heat wave is looking to come to an end today, but not in what we hoped was some widespread rainfall. It’s looking more and more as if many areas if not all may not even get a drop of rain today as the cold front moves through. Given the …
Baking at Mid-Afternoon
This is likely going to be the hottest day of the year. Many locations have reached the century mark today with many others only a few degrees shy of the mark at 3pm. Here are a few of the hottest temperatures across the state and region at 3pm Omaha NE 103° Sioux Falls SD 102° …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/6/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvxBXWJr8O4&w=480&h=360] HEAT WAVE END: The heat wave is beginning to come to an end with one hot today in store today and a semi-hot day for Saturday with a slight chance of some showers and thunderstorms at that time. Right now the chances are looking worse than they did yesterday with the QPF chart …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/5/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFsvUgnq_wM&w=480&h=360] OVER AND OVER: The heat is continuing for a couple more days across the area. Readings will be in the 90s to near 100° both today and Friday before some relief comes in this weekend. Excessive Heat warnings are in effect statewide through Friday for this heat wave. RAIN?: A cold front is …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/4/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojJgQUkNrkk&w=480&h=360] CONTINUED HOT: The heat wave continues into the holiday with readings well into the 90s, perhaps over 100 in some areas. Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warning remain in effect. Heat Indices will be in the 100s easily today approaching 110 in some areas. Be sure to keep all heat related precautions in …