[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d5GmWeZWx0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUICK RAIN: There will be a quick chance of some rainfall late today into Sunday with a system that will move through the state during the overnight hours. The daylight hours both today and Sunday should not be affected by rain (possibly a few morning showers across the east) COOL SNAPS: The model …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Forecast Video 10/14/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMv2IenQ64Y?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DISTURBANCES: The next two days (today and Saturday) will be partly to mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s, with no chance of rain. However a disturbance will move in late Saturday into early on Sunday that will bring some threat of a shower. Rainfall will be around a tenth or so from …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/13/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRa6qDI9fBI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY AND COOLER: We’ll be looking for more seasonal readings over the next couple days and into the weekend with drier conditions after some much needed rain across the state. Some places received well over an inch with isolated totals over 2 inches! We’ll have time now to dry out for the next …
Funnel Clouds Possible Across Eastern and Central Iowa
…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS… CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM FROM SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD BASE…AND RARELY BECOME A TORNADO OR CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER…IF ONE …
Afternoon Storms with Small Hail
Storms have developed across the central counties of the state. Some of these storms may have some hail up to the size of pennies (which is below severe weather limits). Along with the hail, heavy rain, lightning and some gusty winds are possible as well. At 2pm, the strongest storms were located from Des Moines …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/12/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adg_wfoLtA8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN TODAY: There is a good chance of some showers and isolated thunderstorms today across the state. Rainfall could be substantial, especially across the eastern counties of the state where upwards of an inch is possible, albeit a quarter to three quarters of an inch is looking more likely. The rain will …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/11/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYm4Y-_cQI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN: There is a slight chance of rain today across the eastern counties of the state. Temperatures will be held down to the 60s to lower 70s. There will be a better chance of rain tomorrow with another system quickly moving through. Rainfall from these two storms will range from a tenth …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/10/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ShM4kpa-lw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN IS COMING: Chances of rain return to the state once again today through Wednesday with a frontal system that will slowly move across the state. Chances today and tomorrow look to be under 30% at best with Wednesday seeing chances increase to between 40-60%. Amounts over this three day period will range …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/9/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRCg7E9PsGA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN CHANCES: There looks to be some chances of rain across the state over the next few days. However today, most of the rain looks to remain just to the west of the state, that doesn’t mean a stray shower could move into western Iowa, the chances just aren’t that great. Rain moves …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8y_IdWQR8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SLOW MOVING RAIN: The chances of rainfall will be slow to move across the state over the next several days. Today the main risk of any rain will be over the western half of the state, mainly west of Interstate 35. To the east, sunshine with some clouds will remain with breezy southerly …