Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Moisture levels increased this past week with plenty of rain across the state. Some areas, east-central Iowa for example have quite a surplus due to flooding rains last week. Elsewhere the moisture levels are higher, but this isn’t hurting crops a whole lot. Corn, Soybeans and Hay are mainly in good to excellent condition with …
No real change with the crop report this week with corn, soybeans and hay being in good to excellent condition. The oat crop is nearly harvested at over 90%. Corn and soybeans are running ahead of schedule in development which has been seen all year. There was no real stress to livestock this past week …
The crop report this week looks to be relatively the same with slightly drier weather leading to slightly drier soils across the state. This is true in southern Iowa where abnormally dry conditions remain while the rest of the state is ok on moisture at least for now. Oats are nearly harvested and are thus …
Crops are doing slightly better this week despite the heat wave we saw last week. Rainfall was beneficial especially in the southern and southeastern counties where moisture levels have dramatically increased over the last few weeks. Corn, Soybeans and Oats are mainly in good to excellent condition across the state this week. The Oat …
Moisture levels increased in both topsoil and subsoil across the state with the decent rains we’ve received over the last week. Most notable was in the southern counties of the state where moisture levels increased the most but are still drier than the rest of the state with dry conditions still seen there. This along …
Here is the crop report for this week. Moisture levels across the state have risen a bit but drought still remains in the southern counties of the state. Crops are in good to excellent condition for the most part. To read the full report go to https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Iowa/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/2016/IA_07_11_16.pdf
Frost Advisories (in light blue) and Freeze Warnings (in purple) have been issued for early tomorrow morning for areas west of Interstate 35 in the state. Temperatures there will drop into the lower 30s for a few hours which may lead to some damage to any sensitive plants that are left outdoors and are not …
All of the NWS Offices that cover Iowa have issued Red Flag Warnings this afternoon through early this evening due to the strong winds we will be seeing later on today along with the low relative humidity which will lead to an heightened fire danger across the state. A lot of the grasses across the …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIJ_ZtIgHn0&w=420&h=315] QUICK SHOTS: It will be very warm today with readings in the upper 30s northeast through the lower 50s in the south and southwest. This will melt quite a bit of the snow on the ground across the state. A cold front will move through the state later tonight into early on Monday that …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAL0NnwjTY&w=640&h=480] WARM DAY: A last taste of summery weather will occur today with ample sunshine and temperatures well into the upper 60s and 70s across the state. There will be clouds from time to time with the northern part of the state having the best chance at see more than the south. RAINY CLAMMY: …