[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yq6ge-Htvk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MOSTLY DRY: It will remain mostly dry across the state through at least Sunday, HOWEVER there is a risk of isolated pop up showers across the state until that time. Sunday will be the next day with widespread chances of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these pop up storms the past few days …
Category: All of Iowa
More Widespread Rain Than Thought
Some welcome rain this morning across the state, albeit light. Some of this isn’t reaching the ground, but if you get under a shower, it won’t amount to much more than a few hundredths or maybe even a tenth of an inch. The rain will move out of the state with some isolated pop up …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/7/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUr7FDIdUQM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE DAYS OF SUNSHINE: The mostly dry stretch of weather continues over the state. Outside of a few isolated showers over the eastern counties and some overnight rain out in far western Iowa (at least as of this writing) the dry time will continue through at least Sunday. There is a very slight …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/6/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCH_SPb89Uo?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET TIMES: Outside of a few showers and thunderstorms across the state yesterday afternoon and evening. The state was relatively dry once again. This will continue for the next several days with seasonal temperatures for both highs and lows. That is until the weekend when the heat and humidity return with 90s and …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYnchoe7n8g&w=425&h=349] SEVERE STORMS TODAY?: The Storm Prediction Center does have most of the state (outside the southeast) under a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight. The main threats from any thunderstorms that develop later today will be from large hail and damaging winds. Heavy rain isn’t likely with these storms. The …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zDLLNUooA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SVR TUESDAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather for Tuesday and Tuesday night for the southwestern quadrant of the state. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. Heavy rain is not likely given the QPF charts over the next 5 days showing rainfall amounts under 3/4ths of …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqxEXo0C0iE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN CHANCES: Model still wants to have an active week of weather ahead after a fairly dry end to the holiday weekend. However there is a chance of some showers and thunderstorms across the western third of the state today. These may move into the rest of the state during the overnight hours, …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/2/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-eHLlhLEC4&w=425&h=349] COOLING OFF: After two days of readings in the 90s with heat indices well over 100°, the weekend will see some more comfortable readings move into the state. The cold front that set off the showers and thunderstorms across the northern half of the state last evening will have brought dewpoints down to …
Friday Afternoon Heat
Temperatures this afternoon have risen into the 90s across the state. Heat Indices have passed the 100° in many locations across the state. The highest heat index at 2pm was 117° (99°/79°) at Knoxville followed closely by Newton’s (97°/79°) 115°. With the afternoon heat has come some risk of storms. Lyon County in far NW …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/1/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsFFd-_0574?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] HEAT AND STORMS: Today will be one of, if not the hottest day of the year across the state. Many locations will see temperatures well into the 90s. Some locales may touch 100. With the heat and high humidities there is a chance of some severe weather. There is a slight risk of …