The NASCAR Nationwide Series will be at Iowa Speedway in Newton on this weekend for the U.S. Cellular 250. Practice on Friday should go off without a hitch with only a slight chance of rain during the day, the best chance will occur Friday night. The weather will be a bit iffy for the race …

The chart shows selected cities in Iowa and surrounding states of when the temperature was last at or above the seasonal average for the date. Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Iowa City and Moline IL, have yet to hit their seasonal highs for any date this month, and haven’t had a high temperature hit their seasonal high …

Another sunny day is in store today, but showers and thunderstorms will make a return later tonight into Thursday. Rainfall amounts will generally be under 1/2 inch but some isolated heavier totals could be possible. Severe weather is not likely with this storm. What is likely, is more cold air will move into following this …

The “Year without a Summer” looks to be continuing in the next week with more cool weather. Along with the cool weather, rounds of showers and thunderstorms are also possible. The next round of rain will come Wednesday night into Thursday followed up by another chance over the weekend. Next week, temperatures will begin with …

A few storms have popped up this afternoon. Currently the largest storm in Iowa is located near Manchester, with another weaker storm north of Mason City. These storms are moving E to SE at 25-30mph. There has been numerous tornado warnings in southern and southwestern Wisconsin. These storms are heading toward Madison and should be …

The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a slight risk for severe weather for the rest of the day into tonight for the southeastern half of the state. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. A cold front is expected to move into the state this afternoon, with showers and thunderstorms developing along …

After heavy amounts of rain last week, this upcoming week could bring another round of some possible heavy rainfall to parts of the state. The first chance will come Monday and Tuesday with a cold front moving into the state. The storms are expected to be severe but the rainfall may be heavy at times. …

Today was rather refreshing across the state. Highs made it into the 70s and lower 80s but the humidity levels really made it feel more comfortable. A breeze out of the northwest was helpful as well. Sunday will be another carbon copy of today, with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. …

The line of strong to at times severe thunderstorms continue moving through SE Iowa and West Central Illinois. Currently the line of heaviest activity extends from Mediapolis to Brighton to Eddyville to Chariton. These storms are continuing to move to the south at around 30-35 mph. At the current speed and movement, they will move …

Given the amount of hail that is falling across the northeastern part of the state, here is a hail list with the size of hail in diameter. Many reports this afternoon have been of hail from Golf Ball sized to almost Softball sized. Pea 0.25 inches Marble (small) 0.50 inches Penny 0.75 inches Nickel 0.88 …