The next storm is likely to bring heavy rain to the state over the next couple of days. Beginning late Sunday showers and thunderstorms will develop and move across the state. Rainfall amounts over the next 5 days shows that at least 1-2 inches of rain with 3 inch totals are likely. This could lead …

Some light showers have been moving through the state this afternoon. Amounts have been light. At 5pm a band of light rain extended from Cresco to Oelwein to Cedar Rapids to Washington with another band of rain from Northwood to Humboldt to Storm Lake. The rain will move out early this evening and skies will …

Today is the first day of Spring with the sun having crossed the equator at 6:44 this morning. Springlike weather will come forth over the first few days of the new season with highs moving back into the 50s and 60s. A big storm system is forecast to move in Monday and Tuesday of next …

Temperatures this morning bottomed out in the 20s and 30s statewide. This is average for this time of year, even after seeing highs in the 70s only a few days ago. Typically the last frost of the year isn’t until mid-April in southern Iowa and as late is mid-May in NW Iowa, so it will …

Sunshine is moving back into the state. At mid-afternoon, temperatures were in the 40s and 50s. The rain continues in scattered fashion in SE Iowa, but it should move out of the state later this afternoon. Temperatures tonight will drop to around freezing with highs tomorrow in the 50s. The next storm will bring rain …

Periods of light rain will move across the state today, as of late this morning, the heaviest rain (albeit still light) was in SW Iowa moving east. There is some other pockets of light rain scattered about as well. As stated before, amounts will be light, generally under a tenth of an inch. The big …

After Highs that reached the 60s and 70s to almost 80 in some places on Tuesday, temperatures will be about 15 degrees colder on Wednesday with the possibility of some light rain moving through. The rest of the week will see highs generally in the 50s with some 60s returning by the weekend.

Temperatures today will be a few degrees short of record highs for the date. Readings in the 60s and 70s will be common ahead of a cold front that is moving through the northwestern part of the state at Mid-Day. A few showers may form along the front later this afternoon and tonight but amounts …

The warm tranquil weather will continue for Monday and Tuesday with temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s. A few places in western Iowa may touch 80. With dewpoints in the 30s and 40s, the air will be very dry during the day. Extreme Fire Danger has been issued in eastern Nebraska, where there is …

The warm up continues as temperatures today will be in the 50s and lower 60s statewide. A few sprinkles are possible mainly in SE Iowa this afternoon and tonight but should not amount to much. The week will begin very warm with temperatures jumping into 60s and 70s before a cool down will bring temperatures …