As one round departs the state in a weakening stage, a “squall” line is moving into the northwestern part of the state. A New Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 1am in North Central and Northwest Iowa. New Warnings are being issued in northwestern and north central Iowa which will follow shortly. Heavy rain …
Category: All of Iowa
Thunderstorms Popping UP
Numerous Thunderstorms have popped up in the heat of the afternoon. Some of these storms may produce hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter and wind gusts to 40mph. The strongest storms were along US Hwy 30 from near Belle Plaine to Boone, along US Hwy 63 from Ottumwa to Oskaloosa and another cell near …
Sun and Storms
Today will be a day with sunshine and showers and thunderstorms depending on where you are in the state. The main activity this morning occurred in the northern and eastern parts of the state, with some rain falling there. The best chances of rain today will likely be in these same areas, with another round …
Summertime Weather
Typical Summertime weather will continue this week, with a few chances of showers and thunderstorms and temperatures in the 80s to around 90. Widespread Severe Weather is not expected with these storms, but some heavy rain is possible. Not everyone will get rain everyday, and this is expected to last for the rest of the …
The Week Ahead
Heat and Humidity, the typical summer weather in Iowa will return to the state this week. Along with the summer time weather will come summer time thunderstorms. These will mainly occur in the evening into the overnight hours. Some of the storms could drop heavy rainfall but are expected to remain below severe weather limits. …
The Rain Haves and Have Nots
Parts of the state got little if any rain from the latest storm system to move through the state, meanwhile other parts of the state recieved a full month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, with areas along a line extending from Atlantic to Lamoni receiving anywhere between 3-5 inches with some estimated amounts close …
Lots of Rain
A large swath of light to moderate rain is moving through the western and central parts of the state late this afternoon. This could effect any firework displays that were scheduled to take place this evening (Dubuque especially). The rain is expected to last all night into tomorrow morning. Rainfall amounts could exceed an inch …
The Return of Storms
After numerous days of clouds and sunshine, depending on what part of the state you were in, showers and thunderstorms will be making a comeback into the state later this evening into Friday. The main activity tonight will be confined to western Iowa, with Friday into Friday night’s event will be mainly in southern Iowa, …
The First Six Months on Precipitation
Here is a chart of the first six months of precipitation for numerous reporting stations in Iowa and selected cities across the region. It shows that numerous locations in northern Iowa northward into Minnesota and the Dakotas are behind on precipitation at the halfway point of the year. This has led to a drought especially …
Halfway Through
July begins today, and with that 6 months have past, with another 6 months to go. Above is the temperature departures for 7 major reporting stations in Iowa. As is seen on the chart, Des Moines is above the typical normal for the first six months of the year. Burlington and Sioux City are just …