[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQElNYeEkKk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN AND SEVERE: There are some slight risks of severe weather over the next two days over the northern sections of the state. The main threat will be from damaging straight line winds. (See video for threat areas each day) A frontal boundary which brought some pleasant weather and some rainfall to the …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Forecast Video 7/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2GTcMv8bKs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE WX RETURNS: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight from central into western and southwestern Iowa, mainly along the cold front that will be draping across the state over the next several days. The main threat with any storms that develop will be damaging wind. The heat …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/20/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NohHtk6GUqc?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] TRIPLE H AND TRIPLE DIGITS: Several locations across the state hit 100°+ yesterday. Waterloo and Muscatine both hit 102°, with Fairfield, Washington and Knoxville each hitting the century mark. Several co-op observers also reported triple digit heat yesterday. That was likely the warmest day of the year and the warmest day in several …
More Heat Tomorrow
It will be another hot day tomorrow with temperatures in the mid 90s to near 100°. With dewpoints remaining in the 70s to lower 80s, heat indices will easily go above 110 and approach or surpass 120°. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect statewide for Wednesday.
Record Minimum Temps Set
…RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT MOLINE IL AND DUBUQUE IA YESTERDAY… A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST LOW RECORDED AT MOLINE IL FOR JULY 18. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 1942. A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST LOW RECORDED AT DUBUQUE IA FOR JULY 18. …
Isolated Severe Threat Today
There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across northeastern Iowa. This will be VERY isolated in nature. Any storms that form may produce large hail and damaging wind gusts. CAPE values are very high and the atmosphere is very unstable, however there is a VERY strong cap in place across …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/19/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVCXerSdQYg?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE TRIPLE H: Heat Indices over 110° are likely across a large portion of the state tomorrow and the rest of the week as the long duration heat wave continues. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s, combined with dewpoints in the 70s to low 80s, heat indices will easily top …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/18/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtIS-LxkaME?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE TRIPLE H: It’s becoming a bit repetitive but the heat wave is expected to continue at least through Thursday if not longer across the state. Highs generally in the 90s with heat indices well over 100, approaching 110 or higher. Some places saw heat indices over 120°! Excessive Heat Warnings continue through …
Excessive Heat Continues
The list above shows that the heat is very high across the state. Temperatures statewide are in the 90s with heat indices well over 110 in some areas and even above 120° which is VERY dangerous. This is expected to continue in the the week with no real change anticipated at this time.
Iowa Forecast Video 7/17/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tl45uIePBc?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE TRIPLE H: Heat Wave continues in its full glory today through Thursday at the earliest, although the next chance of widespread rain comes Saturday into Sunday of next week. This will also end the heat wave. Until then highs will remain in the 90s, lows in the 70s and heat indices well …