Numerous Record Highs are likely to have broken this afternoon across the western part of the state. Sioux City has already broken their old record high temperature of 87 with a current reading of 90 at 4pm. Numerous other locations in NW Iowa are at or above 90 degrees. More record highs are possible in …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Rain in SE Iowa
Some moderate rain was falling in SE Iowa mainly in Van Buren, Lee, Henry and Des Moines counties. Some other showers were further north as far as Interstate 80. This is part of an upper level feature along a warm front moving through the state. This same complex produced thunderstorms in central Kansas last night …
More on Severe Weather This Weekend
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for the northwestern half of Iowa on Friday, the southeastern half of Iowa on Saturday and Sunday as a storm system moves in from the west. The front will stall over the state this weekend leading the to ongoing risk throughout the weekend. Very …
A Few Radar Echoes This Evening
There is some radar echos that are indicating some light rain across northwest Iowa and along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa this evening. With dewpoints being very low, there shouldn’t be anything more than a sprinkle or light rain with these isolated showers. A few more may pop up along a warm front that …
Severe Weather Possible This Weekend
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of Severe Weather for the northwestern half of Iowa on Friday, and another risk possible in SW Iowa on Saturday and most of the state on Sunday. Up to that point warm weather will reign across the state. Temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s across …
More Wind
Another day of very windy conditions, winds will gust over 40mph this afternoon across the eastern 2/3rds of the state. A few clouds with a few sprinkles were moving across western Iowa and over Wisconsin and Illinois this morning. Temperatures will be held down slightly where the clouds will hold out the longest, otherwise readings …
Another Week of Mostly Dry
This week will be another week of mostly dry weather across the state. Today is one of the exceptions with a few sprinkles and light showers rotating down from Minnesota effecting the eastern part of the state. It will be very windy as well with winds gusting to 40mph at times. A Wind Advisory has …
Not Enough Rain
What looked like a good rainfall coming into the state this weekend has turned into quite a dud. Early this afternoon most of the rain has moved east and south of the state with only the SE part of the state and a small strip in northern Iowa still recieving some light rain. The chances …
Rainy Weekend Begins
Much needed rain has moved into the state this morning. Sunshine was holding on in the northern and northeastern parts of the state, but that will quickly erode and rain will move into those areas this afternoon. Rain will continue off and on for the rest of the weekend. As a result, temperatures will be …
Another Day of Warm and Dry Weather
Temperatures will easily top 70 degrees today statewide, a few high clouds will drift into the state late this afternoon from an approaching storm that has been slow to move in the Rockies. The long stretch of dry weather has led to numerous grass fires across the state and a number of counties have now …