[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPv96FcWySk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY AND COLD: It will remain dry across the state for the next week or so with cooler than average conditions. We could see the first hard freeze of the year across the state by Wednesday and Thursday morning, with lows tumbling into the 20s to lower 30s. Highs will struggle to reach …

Light rain, some not even reaching the ground was falling mainly south of Interstate 80 this afternoon. To the north skies were partly to mostly cloudy with the far northern counties of the state seeing more sunshine then clouds. Temperatures have been kept down with readings struggling into the 50s across the south where the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efZKq4gNfLQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY TIMES AHEAD: Outside of a few widely scattered showers later today, the rest of the week looks to be rather dry across the state. It will also be getting much colder as well with a plunge of cooler Canadian air. Temperatures will fall into the 20s and 30s by Wednesday and Thursday …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLSUgrjwtxU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN SLIGHT OVER THE NEXT WEEK: The chances of rain look rather bleak over the next week (yes that rhymed). With the best chance of rain over the next week on Monday into early Tuesday with a quick moving disturbance that will be pulling down some much cooler air to the state. TRENDING …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMv2IenQ64Y?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DISTURBANCES: The next two days (today and Saturday) will be partly to mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s, with no chance of rain. However a disturbance will move in late Saturday into early on Sunday that will bring some threat of a shower. Rainfall will be around a tenth or so from …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRa6qDI9fBI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY AND COOLER: We’ll be looking for more seasonal readings over the next couple days and into the weekend with drier conditions after some much needed rain across the state. Some places received well over an inch with isolated totals over 2 inches! We’ll have time now to dry out for the next …

Storms have developed across the central counties of the state. Some of these storms may have some hail up to the size of pennies (which is below severe weather limits). Along with the hail, heavy rain, lightning and some gusty winds are possible as well. At 2pm, the strongest storms were located from Des Moines …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adg_wfoLtA8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN TODAY: There is a good chance of some showers and isolated thunderstorms today across the state. Rainfall could be substantial, especially across the eastern counties of the state where upwards of an inch is possible, albeit a quarter to three quarters of an inch is looking more likely. The rain will …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYm4Y-_cQI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN: There is a slight chance of rain today across the eastern counties of the state. Temperatures will be held down to the 60s to lower 70s. There will be a better chance of rain tomorrow with another system quickly moving through. Rainfall from these two storms will range from a tenth …