The weather for the next few days is more typical of mid to late September across the state of Iowa. With highs in the mid 70s in the eastern part of the state to the low 80s in the west. Lows will be in the upper 40s to lower to middle 50s in the west. …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Cool Night ahead
Temperatures tonight will drop into the upper 40s in the northeastern 1/3 of Iowa. The colder valleys may fall as low as 45 in some places. These temperatures will be within 4-8 degrees of the record low temperatures for Monday. You’ll will likely need a jacket if you’ll be out and about after sunset tonight …
The Week Ahead
Looking ahead at the weather this upcoming week, temperatures will be at or slightly below average for the week. Chances of rain will return Tuesday night in the western part of the state and last through Thursday night when the storm moves off to the east. We will likely have a second week in a …
Drier Air to Stay
The weather has become quiet once again with the latest storm moving off to the east. Slightly cooler but more noticably drier air has moved in. This will be reflected in the lows the next few nights. Temperatures will fall into the 50s in most locations in Iowa with a few spots near 60. The …
More Development
More storms have developed in the southern part of the state. In the northern part of the state, there is a line of showers from Decorah to New Hampton to Grundy Center. This broken line of showers is moving east at about 20-25 mph. The heaviest concentration of storms are now in SW Iowa from …
Isolated Showers
Some isolated showers and thunderstorms have developed along the cold front moving through the state. None of the storms are severe, however further development is possible through the rest of the evening as they move to the east. The chances of rain have ended west of a line from Northwood to Rockwell City to Omaha …
More Bloggers Needed
The Iowa Weather Blog has been done by one person since its inception in late June. We are now willing to let anyone else blog on here about the weather in Iowa. Anyone in the state or just outside Iowa (say Omaha, the Quad Cities) to blog on here. Email us at [email protected]. The blog …
Rainfall Deficits for August
After historic, biblical flooding in May and June, the spicket has been off most of August in Iowa. Rainfall deficits in August in Iowa are over an inch below average across the state with some areas getting close to 2 inches down for the month. However for the year most areas are still over 10 …
More rain tonight and part of Saturday
A cold front moving in from the northwest will bring in more chances of precipitation tonight into Saturday in Iowa. The amounts should be no more than 1/2 of an inch but isolated amounts close to 1 inch are not out of the question. Severe Weather is possible north of a line from Cresco to …
Rain tapering off
Most of the rain is now in the eastern third of the state. Rainfall will generally be light to moderate, with amounts generally under 1/4 of an inch with some isolated 1/2 inch amounts possible. It is very sticky outside with dewpoints well into the 60s and lower 70s. More rain is forecast for Friday …