Currently there are a few light showers across the southern part of the state mainly from near Corydon westward to Red Oak and Clarinda. These are moving to the east and will likely effect areas along and south of US Hwy 34 during the afternoon hours. A few more showers may pop up further north …
Category: All of Iowa
Heavy Rain Possible This Weekend
A storm system will move into the state on Friday and will last through at least Sunday and possibly even early next week. Total precipitation amounts could be between 1-2 inches. With the ground quite dry across most of the state, some of the rainfall may runoff and lead to minor flooding on some creeks …
Rainy Towards the End of the Week
Not a lot of change in the forecast over the last day or so, filtered sunshine with a few clouds and highs in the 60s and lower 70s will be the rule through the middle of this week. There is a slight chance of rain Wednesday especially in southern Iowa with the best chances being …
A Perfect Sunday
Little wind, dry air and plentiful amounts of sunshine make for a perfect Sunday across the state. Readings at early afternoon have already soared into the 60s to near 70 across the state. With a few more hours of daytime heating left, highs will rise into the mid 60s to lower 70s range for the …
A Bit of Frost Tonight
Dew Points this afternoon across the state are ranging in the teens and 20s. With the dry air that is out there temperatures this afternoon have risen quickly into the upper 50s to mid 60s, but as soon as the sun sets temperatures will drop quickly back into the 30s and even a few upper …
Getting a Little Dry
Even with the little bit of rain that fell over the midwest, many locations are still below average for the year. A few locales are as much as 3-4 inches below average, with many between 1-2 inches down on average. 2010 has also been drier than 2009 in a number of locations as well, with …
Showers and Storms Marching Through
Currently a broken line of showers and isolated thunderstorms was located along a line extending from Harpers Ferry to Postville to Waverly to near Ames to Clarinda. These are moving to the east around 25mph. Amounts will generally be under a quarter of an inch except in areas where thunderstorms may occur where amounts may …
Storms and Cooler Weather
Showers and thunderstorms are moving into the western part of the state this afternoon along with cooler temperatures that will last for the upcoming weekend and next week. Severe weather is not expected with any of these storms and rainfall amounts will be light with many locations receiving a quarter inch or less. The winds …
Fireball in the Sky (With VIDEO LINK!)
VIDEO of Fireball from Howard County IA Just after 10pm this evening numerous people witnessed a large fireball shooting across the sky over several midwestern states including Iowa. Reports of the fireball changing colors from yellow to orange and red were reported. There was a loud boom (most likely a sonic boom) and some reports …
A Few Storms Possible
A weakening front will move into the state today bringing with it a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly to the northwest half of the state. One or two of them may become briefly severe with large hail and damaging winds, but no widespread severe weather threat exists as of now. The showers and thunderstorms …