A line of slow moving thunderstorms was continuing to move slowly eastward across the state this evening. The thunderstorms were along a line extending from Northwood to Mason City to Marshalltown and from near Oskaloosa to Kirksville MO. Heavy rain will be the main threat with these slow moving thunderstorms as the severe weather threat …
Category: All of Iowa
Strong Storms over Eastern Iowa
Numerous showers and strong thunderstorms have been meandering over the eastern third of the state this morning into the early afternoon. Some of these storms have dumped a lot of rain in some localized areas. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 7:15pm this evening for Dubuque County where 2-3 inches of rain has …
Another Day of Hot Humid Weather
The week began with another day of hot and humid weather across teh state. Late afternoon temperatures were in the low to mid 90s with heat indices approaching 100 in a few places. In western Iowa, winds have been gusting up to and over 40mph, making it feel like a blast furnace there. All of …
Heat & Humidity
Today was day 2 of a couple day string of hot and humid days across the state. Highs today were in the 80s to lower 90s with heat indices mostly a few degrees higher than the actual temperature. Tomorrow maybe the hottest day of the next few with highs expected to be a few degrees …
Dense Fog This AM
A dense fog advisory has been issued until mid-morning for the following counties, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines, Van Buren, Lee, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette and Clayton. Visibility will be reduced to a few hundred feet in some places …
Slight Risk on Sunday
There is a slight risk of severe weather for Sunday (mainly in the evening into the overnight hours) for most of the state of Iowa. It covers all of the state except far NW Iowa and the SE part of the state. POTENTIAL MID/UPPER FORCING FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ON SUNDAY IS STILL UNCLEAR. HOWEVER…MODELS CONTINUE …
90s This Weekend?
The GFS MOS run last night is showing fairly warm weather moving in this weekend across the state and the upper midwest. Several locations may hit or exceed 90 degrees on Sunday and into early next week. Along with the heat, humidity will also be around, so heat indices may approach 100 degrees beginning Sunday …
Light Rain in the South
Some light rain showers have been slowly moving northbound across the state. It has taken awhile as the air over the northern half of the state is rather dry with dewpoints in the 30s to lower 40s. Where it has been raining, temperatures have dropped into the mid-upper 50s. It was 55 at Centerville last …
Some Rain Showers then Warm Weather to Follow
The weather continues to stay benign across the state this week. A few rain showers will be possible tomorrow into Friday across the state. Amounts will be under a quarter to half inch. This weekend will see temperatures rebound back into the 80s across most of the state along with some higher dewpoints, heat indices …
Awaiting Summer
No real changes from the post yesterday in regards to the weather forecast over the next couple of days. Temepratures will continue to warm into the 70s and 80s as we get closer to the weekend. There is still a chance of some scattered light rain on Thursday night into Friday and then again on …