Above is a chart of the forecasted lows by the National Weather Service and the record lows for Friday-Sunday morning. A number of locations might be breaking records this weekend. With the colder weather as well, many public swimming pools may be closed because of the weather being “too cold” for swimming!
Category: All of Iowa
Record Lows Possible
A much cooler air mass will move into the state beginning later tonight. Temperatures will feel more like September than July. Highs will be in the 60s and low to mid 70s, with the coolest readings in the northeastern part of the state. Lows will be at or near record lows for the date on …
September Like Weather Ahead
Today will be typical of a July day, with highs in the 80s. The humidity will be lower with the passage of the cold front earlier this morning. Tomorrow, another cold spell will move into the state bringing September like temperatures to the eastern half of the state. Highs may struggle to get out of …
The Last Update
The final update of the night… Severe Thunderstorms continue moving through SE Iowa. A new Watch could be issued for SE Iowa into NE Missouri and WC Illinois. 400 customers of Mid-American Energy are currently without power at this hour. Many of them in the Waterloo and Des Moines areas. Des Moines was hit with …
Looking Ahead to Tuesday
There is a slight risk of severe weather for Tuesday and Tuesday night for the entire state of Iowa. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. Some storms may be ongoing Tuesday morning across the state, which could limit severe weather potential later in the afternoon …
Morning MCS
Currently a MCS is moving through the western part of the state along the Missouri River. A few warnings have been issued with this complex throughout the morning including the latest warning in Harrison County. This will likely stay west of Interstate 35 as it continues moving south-southeast and will move into Missouri by early …
The Weekend
After an active Friday (mainly in the morning and early afternoon), this weekend will be much quieter and much drier across the state. Temperatures will be in the lower 80s across much of the state with mid 80s likely in western Iowa. The humidity will be a lot lower today as well, with dewpoints likely …
Lots of Action
NOTE: The Post was written at 11:15am offline, and could not be posted until 12:30pm Numerous showers and heavy thunderstorms have continued moving across the state this morning. Numerous storms were severe and warnings were issued for them. One squall line moved through the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area around 4am this morning bringing down trees and …
Storm Complex Update
All the warnings have expired at this time, but more could be issued in the next few hours. A Severe Thunderstorm watch remains in effect for NW Iowa until 2am. At 10:30pm, the main complex of thunderstorms was located along a line extending from Spirit Lake to north of Mason City, with the heaviest activity …
Very Active Period Ahead
A very active period is upcoming across the state. Numerous severe weather risks have been outlined by the Storm Prediction Center from today through Friday. A Slight risk for today includes the Loess Hills region of Western Iowa along the Missouri River. Thursday’s risk area includes the entire state, there is also a possiblity that …