Light to at times moderate rain is falling early this afternoon across the northwestern portions of the state. Rainfall will remain light with many locations recieving less than a 1/4-1/2 of an inch. The rain will overspread the rest of the state tonight and into tomorrow, with the rain finally exiting late on Tuesday afternoon. …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Frost Advisory Tonight in Western Iowa
A Frost Advisory has been issued from 4am until 8am tomorrow morning for the western portion of the state. This includes Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page counties. Clearing skies tonight and light wind will lead to some scattered frost across the western and southwestern portions of the state late tonight through …
A Break in the Rain
A few isolated showers continue, but will be moving out later this afternoon and evening. Sunday will see sunshine for the first time in a couple days. Highs will climb into the 60s. Another storm system will move in on Monday with more chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Heavy rain is possible. The rain …
Cold and Rainy
A cold, rainy October afternoon continues across the state. A swath of light to moderate rain continues mainly between US Hwy 20 and IA Hwy 92. It is moving off to the east and southeast around a low pressure system that is currently departing the northeastern part of the state. Temperatures this afternoon have been …
Weekend Football Forecast Week #6
Here is the weekend football forecast for Friday and Saturday October 2nd and 3rd Friday Night Football Kickoff: Mostly Cloudy with a 30-60% chance of rain. Temperatures 48°-51° Winds W/NW 10-20mph gusting to 25. End of Game: Mostly Cloudy with a 30-60% chance of rain. Temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. Winds NW 10-20mph. …
The Last Time there was a Warning
After the severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Cedar, Clinton and Jones counties this afternoon, the blog went back to find out when was the last time there was a severe thunderstorm warning for any county in the state of Iowa. The National Weather Service in Des Moines last issued a warning on August 19th …
A Few Storms With Hail
A few thunderstorms this afternoon have been producing some hail. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect until 3:15pm for Cedar, Clinton and Jones counties in East Central Iowa. Nickel sized hail was reported at Tipton. Other thunderstorms this afternoon may produce hail up to the size of nickels. Another warning or two could be …
Waves of Storms
An early morning look at the showers and thunderstorms moving through the state early this morning. The first wave of showers and isolated thunderstorms was along a line extending from Keokuk to Iowa City to Cedar Rapids to Waterloo to Osage. It is moving to the east between 25-30mph. There has been some lightning in …
Thunderstorms Developing
A line of showers and thunderstorms is currently developing over the central portions of the state. The line extends from Centerville to Fort Dodge, moving east and slightly north of east at about 25mph. The storms are not expected to be severe, but will have the capability to produce some brief heavy rain. More showers …
Severe Risks Waning
The riusk of severe weather has been taken out for the state for this evening and overnight, but there still will be showers and thunderstorms moving into the state during the overnight hours. Some of the storms may produce some small hail up to the size of dimes or nickels. Heavy rain will be the …