Heat and Humidity, the typical summer weather in Iowa will return to the state this week. Along with the summer time weather will come summer time thunderstorms. These will mainly occur in the evening into the overnight hours. Some of the storms could drop heavy rainfall but are expected to remain below severe weather limits. …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
The Rain Haves and Have Nots
Parts of the state got little if any rain from the latest storm system to move through the state, meanwhile other parts of the state recieved a full month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, with areas along a line extending from Atlantic to Lamoni receiving anywhere between 3-5 inches with some estimated amounts close …
Lots of Rain
A large swath of light to moderate rain is moving through the western and central parts of the state late this afternoon. This could effect any firework displays that were scheduled to take place this evening (Dubuque especially). The rain is expected to last all night into tomorrow morning. Rainfall amounts could exceed an inch …
The Return of Storms
After numerous days of clouds and sunshine, depending on what part of the state you were in, showers and thunderstorms will be making a comeback into the state later this evening into Friday. The main activity tonight will be confined to western Iowa, with Friday into Friday night’s event will be mainly in southern Iowa, …
The First Six Months on Precipitation
Here is a chart of the first six months of precipitation for numerous reporting stations in Iowa and selected cities across the region. It shows that numerous locations in northern Iowa northward into Minnesota and the Dakotas are behind on precipitation at the halfway point of the year. This has led to a drought especially …
Halfway Through
July begins today, and with that 6 months have past, with another 6 months to go. Above is the temperature departures for 7 major reporting stations in Iowa. As is seen on the chart, Des Moines is above the typical normal for the first six months of the year. Burlington and Sioux City are just …
Cloudy and Cool
Over half of the state has settled into a blanket of clouds at mid-day. The western and southwestern parts of the state are still being bathed in sunshine. Temperatures are reflecting the cloud cover. Readings where there are clouds are holding in the 60s, while other areas have already risen into the 70s. The cloud …
No Real Change Forseen
Weather will continue to remain dry and pleasant this week. Temperatures today were in the 70s in northeast Iowa to mid-upper 80s in southwest Iowa. The only difference is that the dewpoints have remained in the 50s statewide. This drier air will continue the rest of the week with only slight chances of showers and …
Historical WX: The Tornadoes at Algona and Manson
Tornadoes in the midwest mainly come from the southwest and move toward the northeast, but at least 1/3 of them move from northwest to the southeast. This was the case on June 28, 1979, when 27 tornadoes dropped out of the sky and moved mainly in a northwest to southeast pattern. The first tornado of …
Welcome to Cooler Drier Weather
A refreshing reprieve from the hazy, hot and humid weather has come into the state and is expected to last for the next few days. Temperatures will be in the upper 70s to the mid 80s across the state over the next week, with the dewpoints in and around 60. Today will be quite windy, …