There is a slight risk of severe weather for Saturday and Saturday night across the western 2/3rds of the state with the best chances in the 30% (red area) across the northwestern counties of the state. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds. Heavy rainfall is also a possibility as well. …
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Iowa Forecast Video 8/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVtPiu-NFmM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN AND COOLER: Chances of rain will come and go over the next few days. The next chance will come across the southwestern counties later today into Saturday. The best chance statewide comes Saturday afternoon into Saturday night, with another frontal system moving through. Some severe weather could be possible on Saturday with …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S54gwxgS6Po?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAINFALL DECREASE: Big change from yesterday’s video, the latest QPF chart shows almost no rain across the northeastern counties of the state over the next 5 days, with up to an inch over the far south. This is mainly due to a storm system that was shifted south out of the state today …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar3Sw7eJz3Q?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WEDNESDAY: After a few VERY isolated showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and evening, today will be sunny and dry with temperatures slightly cooler (or much cooler given that Fairfield hit 106° yesterday). Temperatures will be in the mid 80s to 90 with slightly lower dewpoints in the mid 60s to near 70, …
Front Passing Through Nearly Dry
The cold front is moving through the state late this afternoon. There have been a few VERY isolated showers and thunderstorms along it, however the atmosphere remains capped and anymore thunderstorm development looks unlikely at least for a few more hours unless the cap can weaken. The front will be through the state by Midnight …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/2/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kW2pW9gcU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE THREAT: There is a slight risk of severe weather for the eastern counties of the state for today and tonight. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds. This is conditional as there is a chance that storms may not develop. Up to that point, it will remain hot …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/1/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FdUYa1rkB0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] TRIPLE H: A Heat Advisory remains in effect through Tuesday for all but the northeastern counties of the state. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s with heat indices approaching 100-105°. The heat will last through Tuesday when a cold front will move into the state bringing a chance of …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/31/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0CLG_FDAjk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] TRIPLE H!: It was bound to happen again this summer, the return of TRIPLE H! aka Hazy, hot and humid. A Heat Advisory has been issued through Tuesday across the western 3/4ths of the state although it will likely be expanded after this posting. Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s to mid …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/30/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JCHO72r0A4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY SUNNY WEEKEND: An almost perfect summer weekend in store for the state this weekend. Almost no chances of showers and thunderstorms during this time and temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with humid conditions but not unbearable. This will not effect the RAGBRAI riders as they complete their journey between Coralville …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/29/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_vIRNvwXBQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY TIME: The chances of showers and thunderstorms will be moving out of the state for several days. Although there could be a very isolated chance of one, the next widespread chance won’t occur statewide again until Tuesday. This will be welcome news in the Tri-State region that was hit with record rainfall …