Active and potentially severe weather is forecast to move back into the state on Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined the southern half of the state under a slight risk of severe weather for the afternoon into the evening hours. The main threats will likely be from strong straightline winds and large hail, but …
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Severe Weather in Western Iowa
A Tornado Watch was issued during the middle of the afternoon through 11pm tonight for areas of southwestern Iowa. The main threats along with tornadoes will be from large hail and damaging straightline winds. Severe storms will continue to move into the rest of the state of Iowa later tonight, with the threat diminishing after …
Pleasant Weekend with One Exception
The weekend was very pleasant across the state. Temperatures were near to slightly above average for early to mid September, with readings on Sunday in the low to mid 80s. The one exception to the picture perfect weekend was a severe thunderstorm that moved through the Tri-State region late Sunday afternoon. Strong winds were reported …
Stormy Friday PM
Looks like a stormy end to the work week today, with numerous showers and thunderstorms traversing the eastern counties of the state. This will likely lead to some late starts to some of the football games later this evening. The storms could be strong but aren’t expected to be severe at this time. Some brief …
Football Week #3 Forecast Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ots9zSD_g&hl=en&fs=1] Here is the forecast for the Friday Night High School Football Games, plus the forecasts for the Iowa-Iowa State Game at Kinnick Stadium and the Northern Iowa-North Dakota State Game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Rain and Wind from Hermine on the way
It’s looking like the end of the week will be quite rainy and breezy across the state with remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine moving slowly NE toward the state. Chances of showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase Thursday and last through into Friday night so some high school football games will be quite soggy. …
Calmer and Cooler Weather
Wind has been the big factor today, with winds gusting over 30-40mph most of the day. Winds have begun to die down this evening as High Pressure moves closer. This will also plummet temperatures tonight back into the 40s by Wednesday morning. Cool conditions will remain for the week, with a chance of showers and …
Severe Weather Threat for Labor Day
There is a slight risk of severe weather for this afternoon and tonight for portions of the state. This is mainly for the central and eastern sections. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging straightline winds, along with an isolated threat of a tornado. The atmosphere will remain capped for most of …
Slight Chance of Rain to End Holiday Weekend
The wonderful holiday weekend will continue into Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures, in the upper 70s to lower 80s. The only sore spot will be some gusty winds out of the SW. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms are forecasted by Labor Day itself, but it won’t be all day rain …
More Like Fall
It’s a very windy afternoon across the state. Sustained winds of 20-30mph have been common all day, with winds gusting to over 40mph at times. This will continue into the evening hours with a gradual diminishing of the wind. Temperatures will also crash as the winds subside with lows Saturday morning mainly in the 40s, …