Two storm systems are expected to effect the state this upcoming week. Both of them will have the chance to dump quite a lot of rain across the state through Friday evening. The chart (above) shows that most of the state may see upwards of 2-3 inches of rain through Friday, with some locales seeing …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Frost and Freeze Tonight Across the State
Frost and Freeze conditions will occur late tonight into tomorrow morning. Freeze Warnings are in effect from 1-7am in NW Iowa, and 3-8am elsewhere. Frost Advisories are in effect from 3-8am. Tonight’s temperature may get close to some records. Here are the records for Sunday morning across the state. Des Moines 32° Waterloo 27° Mason …
Un May Like This Afternoon
Very cool air, typically seen in March or early April has swept into the state this afternoon. Along with the unseasonably cool weather has come strong gusty winds once more. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the western 2/3rds of the state until early this evening. Frost will be likely by Saturday night across …
Lots O’ Rain
A batch of light to moderate rain is continuing to move across the state early this morning. The heaviest rain is in SW and SC Iowa this morning and will mainly stay south of Interstate 80 across the state as it continues moving to the east. There have been a few embedded thunderstorms overnight across …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #142 until 5am
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is in effect until 5am Friday morning for Fremont, Page, Decatur, Ringgold and Taylor counties. This would include the cities of Sidney, Shenandoah, Clarinda, Bedford, Mount Ayr, Lamoni and Leon. Thunderstorms have been firing along and north of a warm front that is currently …
Severe Weather South of 34 This Evening
There is a slight risk of severe weather, mainly for this afternoon and this evening for areas in Iowa south of US Hwy 34. Large hail will be the main threat with these storms as they will be developing along and north of a warm front that will be situated from the Nebraska Kansas border …
Windy Again Today, Rain Returns Tomorrow
It is yet another windy day across the state this afternoon. Gusty west winds to near 50mph have been reported. Estherville at 2pm had a wind gust to 47. Sustained winds have been between 20-35mph all afternoon for most of the state. There is a wind advisory until this evening for the northern half of …
Gusty Showers This Evening
A line of gusty showers and isolated thunderstorms were moving through the state this evening. The line extended from Lansing to West Union to Aplington to Ames to Dallas Center. These showers are moving to the east around 30-35mph. Ahead of this line is the cold front, which will shift the winds to the northwest. …
Some Severe Storms Possible Today
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for the rest of the afternoon into the evening hours for the northern parts of the state, mainly north of US Hwy 20. Given that dewpoints are rather low (40s and 50s), large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with any storms that fire …
Roller Coaster Weather
This week will see a wide ranging roller coaster of weather in the state. Today, temperatures have been in the upper 60s to lower 70s with some fair weather cumulus clouds dotting the sky. There is an isolated chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the western half of the state this afternoon, but radar …