[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D5KYzgIw_Y&w=480&h=360] OFF THE CREST: No more record highs for a while nor any 80s and 90s at least for a week or more. Readings today across the state will range in the 60s to lower 70s with a northerly breeze. The wind will shift toward the east by tonight into Friday with an approaching …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL1oPvtcdpc&w=480&h=360] NOT FOR LONG: The warm temperatures will encompass the entire state today with some 70s and 80s. This will be short lived with a cold front moving through the state later today into tonight. Some showers and storms are possible with the frontal passage. Some of the storms could be strong to severe …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0oCd4PLa4w&w=480&h=360] NORTHWESTERLY FLOW: The storm track will be coming out of the northwest over the next few day bringing a storm over us by Wednesday. The rainfall from this system continues to look light at this time, with little if any gulf moisture coming up. Temperatures will warm ahead of the storm into the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaV97a_UH6M&w=480&h=360] STORM AHEAD: There could be a slight chance of an early day shower this morning, otherwise skies will be clearing and temperatures will begin a slow warming over the next few days. Readings by Tuesday-Wednesday will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s. A storm will move across the state from the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gifo6O63Wpg&w=480&h=360] SLOW WARMING: Could see a scattered shower or storm today mainly across the northern half of the state. The rainfall won’t be heavy or widespread with many areas getting little or nothing. Heaviest amounts will be around a quarter of an inch. Temperatures behind the system will start a slow rise into the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0NSrTNlpg8&w=480&h=360] ROLLER COASTER OF TEMPS: Not taking anything away from the Ohio Players with their hit Love Roller Coaster from 1975, but the temperatures across the state over the next few days will be like a roller coaster, an especially steep one for those who saw sunshine yesterday in southeastern Iowa where readings got …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kXcwc0pCqQ&w=480&h=360] RAINY DAY: It will be a mostly rainy day across the state especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of the rain could be moderate to heavy at times with 1 to perhaps 2″ possible by the time the storm departs on Friday. Some storms could be strong, but most of the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORiyJYaRP64&w=480&h=360] SHOWERY WEATHER: Several days of showers and thunderstorms are in store for the state, with several quick moving disturbances. The total rainfall with these systems could be significant with at least an inch of rain possible by Friday afternoon when the rain will move out of the state. Temperatures will remain in the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c94scCRGFD8&w=480&h=360] RAIN CHANCES: Several disturbances will move across the state over the next week bringing some showers and thunderstorms to the area. Rainfall amounts through the weekend will be between a quarter and three quarters of an inch. The chances of rain come through Wednesday through Friday afternoon. Temperatures throughout this period will remain …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kph2ZDfpsoQ&w=480&h=360] QUIET WEEK AHEAD: It’s going to be cooler and a bit more calm after a active weekend which saw several tornadoes skip across the state and one day where severe weather didn’t make an appearance. Today will be breezy and cooler with readings in the 50s. (Most places will have seen their high …