Temperatures early this afternoon are frigid across the state. Temperatures will rise a few more degrees before the end of the day, but highs will be about 5-10 degrees below the average for this time of year. The only good thing is that today will be the coldest of the next 7, as a warmup …
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Football Forecast Video Week #11
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ratl9joB5J0&hl=en&fs=1] You will notice a few changes to this week’s forecast video. The graphics are slightly different as the old ones were not able to be retrieved. The background music that has been heard on all the videos since the summer has also not yet been retrieved, so there is no music or audio this …
Breezy This Afternoon
It will become more breezy this afternoon across the state. A Wind Advisory has been issued in the northwestern sections of the state where gusts could be as high as 30-40mph. Gusts up to 25-30 will be expected elsewhere in the state. Winds will calm somewhat tonight with readings heading down into the 20s and …
Slim Chances of Precip
A bank of cloudiness is moving into the northwestern sections of the state late this afternoon. They will continue to move through the state overnight leading to partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight. There is a slight chance of a sprinkle from these clouds, but many areas shouldn’t see anything. Another chance of precipitation comes …
Election Day 2010 Weather
The weather should be no deterrent to go out and vote on Election Day. Skies will be mostly sunny with temperatures similiar to Monday with readings in the 50s. Polls will be open in Iowa from 7am until 9pm. After the big vote on Tuesday, voters may not want to vote for flurries, but they …
A Few Weekend Notes
The Weather looks rather benign for the next few days, with little if any precipitation falling from the sky through the beginning and middle of this upcoming week. Temperatures will remain around average for the end of October and the beginning of November with highs in the 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s …
Football Forecast Video Week # 10
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0tqs9fSeU&hl=en&fs=1] Here is the forecast video for the college football games this weekend involving Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. Also included is the weekend forecasts for Halloween Trick or Treating as well. NOTE: High School Football Playoffs are now underway and the first round was on Wednesday and the next round is on Monday.
Very Cold Tonight
The wind has died down across the state this evening, which will lead to a very cold night. Temperatures by sunrise will generally be in the 20s, with a few colder locations seeing some upper teens. A Freeze Warning is in effect for the southern sections of the state where a hard freeze has yet …
Another Day of Wind
A High Wind Warning remains in effect through this evening for areas north of I-80 with a wind advisory to the south. Winds have been gusting well over 50mph all day across the state. Along with the strong gusty winds, there has also been some wintery precipitation seen as well across northwestern Iowa. A few …
Lucked out
The state of Iowa went unscathed during possible severe weather last night with only one warning in Jackson and Clinton counties shortly before 6am. However a widespread severe weather event is now taking place to the east. Tornado Warnings are in effect along a squall line from southern Michigan all the way to northern Mississippi. …