The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for mainly later this evening into Wednesday night for areas in Iowa west of a line from Algona to Iowa Falls to Knoxville to Centerville. The main threat will be from large hail with some strong gusty winds being a secondary threat. Thunderstorms …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Frost, then Severe Weather?
A frost advisory has been issued for tonight and tomorrow morning for the eastern and northeastern parts of the state. This includes the counties of Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Cedar and Clinton. Temperatures will likely fall to the freezing mark tomorrow morning, leading to …
First Frost Likely This Week
A frost advisory has been issued for tomorrow morning in western Iowa for the possibility of temperatures dropping below the freezing mark. More frost advisories will likely be issued Wednesday morning for most of the state. Temperatures tonight outside the frost advisory area will drop into the 30s to around 40, while Wednesday morning temperatures …
Cooler Air Moving In
A cold front is currently sweeping across the state late this afternoon. With it, very windy conditions have been occurring all afternoon across the western part of the state. Winds have gusted over 40mph as cooler and much drier air is rushing in from the northwest. A Wind Advisory is in effect in western and …
Isolated Activity
A few showers have popped up this afternoon across the eastern part of the state. The showers are mainly along a line from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. They haven’t moved much in the last hour and are raining themselves out. More showers are expected to develop this afternoon with any daytime heating or sunshine that …
Sunshine This Afternoon
Rain has moved north out of the state early this afternoon. Most of the state is receiving some sunshine with a few puffy cumulus clouds. There is still a chance for an isolated pop up shower through sunset as the upper level low is still to the west of the state. Fog will be possible …
Weekend Football Forecast Week #5
Sloppy is the best word to describe the forecast for the Football Friday night and Saturday. Friday Night High School Football Mostly Cloudy with a 20-50% chance of light rain Temperatures will start out in the low to mid 60s at kickoff and drop into the upper 50s to low 60s by the end of …
Another Round of Rain
Rain chances will increase from now through Saturday morning as a large upper level low moves ENE across the state. Heavy rain is still possible mainly in the eastern half of the state. Some thunderstorms that may develop from this system may have the tendency to produce some brief small hail, but severe weather is …
A Sloppy Friday and Saturday in Store
A upper level low which is currently spinning over Colorado will begin to move eastward tomorrow bringing showers and isolated thunderstorms back to the state late Thursday through Saturday. Rainfall from this system could be quite heavy with the QPF model indicating 1-3 inches of rain possible, mainly east of Interstate 35, with at least …
More Rain This Weekend
Somewhat drier weather will return to the state for the rest of the week, however there will still be chances of rain through the weekend. The best chances will come again beginning Friday and lasting through late Saturday. No severe weather is anticipated with any thunderstorms that develop during the week. Some rainfall could be …