Another morning brought another round of record lows. Burlington fell to 53° this morning breaking an 80 year old mark. Moline IL brought an over 100 year record by dropping to 50°. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque each tied their record for today, with temperatures of 50° and 49° respectively. This will likely be the last …

This morning more records fell by the wayside. Cedar Rapids broke a record for the second straight morning with a low of 50°, Burlington tied their record low of 54°, and Ottumwa recorded a new record low of 51° Sunday morning. There was also a few record low highs set yesterday in Moline and Dubuque. …

After a record breaking cold night last night, tonight could break some more records especially in the eastern part of the state. Cedar Rapids broke their record low Saturday morning with a 49°. Sunday morning and even Monday morning could break a few more records before temperatures begin to rise. Highs will generally be in …

A few records were touched this morning, Spencer tied their record low with 50, Omaha NE broke their previous record low by dropping this morning to 53. More record lows are likely tomorrow morning with temperatures at mid-afternoon stuck in the low-mid 60s. Dubuque at 3pm reported 59°. This is very atypical for July and …

Above is a chart of the forecasted lows by the National Weather Service and the record lows for Friday-Sunday morning. A number of locations might be breaking records this weekend. With the colder weather as well, many public swimming pools may be closed because of the weather being “too cold” for swimming!

A much cooler air mass will move into the state beginning later tonight. Temperatures will feel more like September than July. Highs will be in the 60s and low to mid 70s, with the coolest readings in the northeastern part of the state. Lows will be at or near record lows for the date on …

Today will be typical of a July day, with highs in the 80s. The humidity will be lower with the passage of the cold front earlier this morning. Tomorrow, another cold spell will move into the state bringing September like temperatures to the eastern half of the state. Highs may struggle to get out of …

The final update of the night… Severe Thunderstorms continue moving through SE Iowa. A new Watch could be issued for SE Iowa into NE Missouri and WC Illinois. 400 customers of Mid-American Energy are currently without power at this hour. Many of them in the Waterloo and Des Moines areas. Des Moines was hit with …