[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtF1aGwPu_E&w=560&h=315] SEVERE WEATHER: After the video, the Storm Prediction center issued a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across central into northeastern Iowa. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds initially before transitioning to all damaging wind threat by the evening hours. These storms will move out …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh-K2NAToSs&w=480&h=360] HOT AND STORMY: Another day of hot weather is in store for the state again today. Readings will be well into the 90s once more with heat indices approaching 100 again. A Heat Advisory remains in effect across the eastern and southeastern counties of the state through the evening hours. There is a …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAWA18eBgy8&w=480&h=360] HOT!: It’s going to be very hot the next two days across the state. Temperatures will be well into the 90s with heat indices at and over 100 in many areas. A heat advisory may be issued but is not looking likely at this time. Another thing that doesn’t look likely is rainfall. …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdC5dx9hu4&w=480&h=360] HIT OR MISS: The next couple of days will be hit or miss when it comes to rainfall. Some areas will get a lot of rain (some parts of southeastern Minnesota had over 8″ of rain last night alone) and some areas will get left out, (most of southeastern half of Iowa got …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfXM7xOl7o&w=480&h=360] RAIN CHANCES INCREASING: Several chances of rain now in store across the state over the week breaking what could have been a fairly dry week across the state. Chances begin later this evening in NW Iowa and last through the weekend, but they will be slight and not everyone will see a shower …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKSMqMCIXxU&w=480&h=360] DRY WEATHER?: This week looks to remain dry across the state unless the GFS has its way. The model has been painting some rain chances beginning late Wednesday into Friday and even Saturday, but given the dry ground, those chances look remote at best but we’ll keep an eye on this in case …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=568ZWWJXW3w&w=480&h=360] DRY AGAIN: After the storm moves off to the east later today, it looks to get dry once again for several more days across the state. Temperatures will cool back into the upper 70s to lower 80s to begin the week with a slow warm up toward the coming weekend. The GFS wants …