It’s a warm and windy day across the state as the warm front has moved well north of the state. Winds have been gusty all day with 30-35mph gusts this afternoon. This has led to fire danger especially in western Iowa. There are a few counties in the state that have enacted burn bans with …
Category: All of Iowa
What Rain and Storms Will Do
Here is the current 1pm temperatures across the state of Iowa. Notice a wide ranging temperature sweep from the upper 40s in Mason City to near 80 in southern Iowa. A warm front is moving through the state, currently situated along the US Hwy 30 corridor with the rain about 50 miles north of that …
A Few Severe Storms in NW Iowa
A active morning in NW Iowa has led to a few severe thunderstorm warnings this morning. All the rain and thunderstorms currently are north of US Hwy 20 and are moving E around 25mph. Hail is likely to be the main threat with these storms as they continue moving across northern Iowa. Some rainfall amounts …
Historical WX: Largest Tornado Outbreak in Iowa
The morning of Wednesday April 11, 2001 was a stormy one across the state. Numerous showers and thunderstorms were roaming the countryside as a storm system was strengthening over the central plains. A warm front was sprawled along the Interstate 80 corridor. It had already been an active weather week. Numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado …
A Wet Saturday Afternoon
A band of light rain showers are moving across the state this afternoon. At mid-afternoon they were located along a line extending from Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin to Waverly to Ames-Boone to near Harlan moving to the east around 30mph. Rainfall will be light with many locales getting a quarter inch or less from this …
Looking Warmer
After temperatures this morning dropped into the 20s and lower 30s across the state, readings will see a gradual increase over the next few days. Today highs will be in the 60s with mostly sunny skies. Tonight skies will become partly to mostly cloudy. Lows tonight will be at least 10 degrees higher than this …
A Good Indication of Cold Dry Air
Dewpoints this evening are ranging in the teens to the low 30s across the state. (The 10° dewpoint in Council Bluffs I think is false, surrounding stations are reporting dewpoints in the 15-19° range). This is indictive of what the nighttime lows will be tonight across the state. Readings will drop into the 20s to …
Frosty Morning Ahead
For those of you who got the itch to get the some plants or have had some flowers already come up out of the ground and begin to bloom, the weather forecast will not be for your liking. Temperatures tonight are expected to drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the state, setting …
Much Cooler Today
Temperatures have dropped considerably compared to yesterday, especially in the southern portions of the state that were south of the warm front. Readings this morning are in the 40s with a few 50s in SE Iowa with a stiff northerly breeze. There is also a few rain showers that have popped up this morning. Some …
Some Thundershowers in SE Iowa
The main severe weather threat has diminshed greatly late this evening across the state. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect for the Iowa counties along the Mississippi River for storms that are moving into the state from NE Missouri. Otherwise just some light to moderate rain with some claps of thunder will be seen …