Rain continues across the southern 2/3rds of the state this afternoon. The rain has stayed mainly south of IA Hwy 3. One complex of rain is currently moving through the eastern part of the state while another complex is in the western part of the state. They are moving to the east around 25mph. Heavy …
Category: All of Iowa
Showers and Isolated Storms
A few scattered showers and thunderstorms are currently moving through the state this evening. The main activity at 8:35pm is along a line extending from Dubuque to Vinton to Ames. It is moving to the east between 20-30mph. Some brief heavy rain is possible along with a few claps of thunder and strokes of lightning. …
Rainy Weather
Rain has moved into the state early this morning. It is light in nature and confined to the northern part of the state mainly north of US Hwy 30. More showers and thunderstorms will develop along a slow moving cold front that will move into the state later today. The front is expected to stall …
Looking to Next Week
Monday will likely be one of the warmest days of the next 7 with highs generally in the 80s with southerly winds. This will be ahead of a cold front that is forecast to move into the state on Tuesday bringing showers and thunderstorms through Thursday. Temperatures will settle back into the 70s to around …
Slight Risk of Severe Weather Today
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather outlined for the state for areas south of US Hwy 18 for Wednesday and Wednesday night. The main threats with any thunderstorms that develop will be large hail and damaging winds and even a few isolated tornadoes. There is likely to be an early …
Sunday Notes
Large batch of light to moderate rain is moving through southeast Iowa this morning. Most rainfall amounts were under 1/2-3/4 of an inch with isolated heavier totals such as Cedar Rapids which has recieved over 1.3 inches so far today. The Severe Weather risk has been taken out of the state as a result of …
A Rainy and Stormy Night
Lots of Showers and thunderstorms are traversing the state very early this morning. There is a squall line that had been severe out in Nebraska earlier that has now moved into the western part of the state. The squall line at 2:20am was located along a line extending from Harris to Cherokee to Little Sioux. …
Severe Weather This Weekend
There is a slight risk of severe weather for mainly Saturday afternoon into Saturday night for areas in Iowa west of a line from Algona to Glenwood. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with any storms that develop. Another threat is the possibility of heavy rainfall which could lead to localized …
The Wrinkles Became Severe
Storms this morning blossomed over eastern Iowa but didn’t produce a whole lot of rain, but did give anyone who was awake quite a lightning show. Those storms have died off only to have another batch of storms over northern Iowa at Midday. There is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Winnebago County until 12:30. A …
A Wrinkle in the Plan
The string of nice days that is expected to last through the weekend may have a small wrinkle in it later tonight into early tomorrow morning. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible mainly west of Interstate 35. They will be isolated and will not be severe. Rainfall from any of these showers and storms …