[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRCg7E9PsGA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN CHANCES: There looks to be some chances of rain across the state over the next few days. However today, most of the rain looks to remain just to the west of the state, that doesn’t mean a stray shower could move into western Iowa, the chances just aren’t that great. Rain moves …

Here are the counties across the state that are currently under burn bans due to the dry weather we’ve been having over the last few weeks. Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Howard, Ida, Jasper, Keokuk, Lee, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfkj8PI-K-4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WARM FIRE WEATHER: The weather over the next few days will be dry, warm and seeing the risks of fires across especially the central and western parts of the state. Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in effect across the western counties of the state. Other areas in the central …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeguAfBc9VI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WEATHER: It’ll become a broken record with continued dry weather through the upcoming weekend when a frontal system will begin to ease into the state with a threat of showers and isolated thunderstorms at that time. There is a slight chance of rain however Thursday across NW Iowa with the same system …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7JbglPWvtM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: As long as the upper level feature is nearby, we’re going to continue to talk about it, because it’s going to continue to effect our weather. Clouds will be the main rule today mainly east of US Hwy 63, with highs struggling to get into the lower to middle 60s. …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usc9pOK-nVI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] COOL WEATHER: The weather will remain rather brisk with rebounding temperatures through the upcoming weekend. After a frosty start this morning, highs should only get into the upper 50s to lower and middle 60s, about ten-fifteen degrees below seasonal averages. Temperatures will rebound to near average by the end of the weekend into …

The latest drought monitor shows that severe drought now exists across the southeastern counties of the state with moderate drought extending northwest into central Iowa. Currently 24.71% is in some kind of drought with 9.41% in severe drought or D2. This is the first time any part of Iowa has had severe drought since August …