Temperatures will be steady or falling this afternoon as northwest winds take hold across the state. Readings at Midday show single digits, teens and twenties across the state. These temperatures will fall to a few degrees either side of 0 by tomorrow morning before rebounding into the 20s Monday afternoon. Wind Chill readings will be …
Category: All of Iowa
A Glaze of Ice
Most of the heavy precipitation has moved off to the northeast of the state, some freezing drizzle and fog will be likely the rest of the night. The wind will begin to pick up tomorrow as temperatures drop to near 0 by Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for areas in Iowa …
Back to Winter Weather
After a few days of posting the year in reviews with the weather being tranquil, another storm is moving into the state. A Winter Weather Advisory that begins at 3pm this afternoon and will be in effect until 6am Sunday morning for the following counties in Iowa, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette and …
Year in Review: Temperatures
Here is the chart for the temperature departures for 2008 in Iowa. It shows that after a warm early part to the year, temperatures fell below the yearly average by springtime and never fully recovered. A slight uptrend brought the levels closer to normal in the summer and into fall, but a cool November and …
Year in Review: Precipitation
Here is the final precipitation totals for 2008 at selected cities across Iowa and surrounding states. Most places in Iowa were 5-15 inches above average for the year. The notable exception is in NW Iowa where rainfall was near or slightly below average. This extends northward into Minnesota and the Dakotas.
The Year Ends
Today is New Year’s Eve. The weather is cooler today than in the past few days. This morning temperatures were back in the single digits above and below zero except SE Iowa were some teens held on. A slight warming trend will take shape as we go into 2009, with temperature near or slightly above …
Wind Advisory This Afternoon
A Wind Advisory has been issued for areas south of US Hwy 20 this afternoon into this evening. This is due to another cold front ushering in cooler weather to the state. Winds could gust to over 40 mph this afternoon after frontal passage. Temperatures will be pleasant so wind chills won’t be a factor …
Year in Review: Tornadoes
The NWS in Des Moines has compiled the list of tornadoes in Iowa for 2008. The data can be accessed here. It shows that Iowa had 105 tornadoes for 2008, of which 60 were classified as EF0’s 36 as EF1’s, 6 EF2’s, 2 EF3’s and of course Parkersburg’s EF5. Only two tornadoes this year were …
A Windy Day
A Cold Front has moved across the state this morning and northwesterly winds gusting to over 30 mph are currently blowing through. Temperatures will begin to fall slowly this afternoon after reaching highs in the 30s and 40s. Some snow that has melted may refreeze on some roads tonight and could cause some slick spots. …
Tranquil Weather
The weather will be tranquil for the next few days. The only thing that will occur over the next few days will be river flooding. Numerous rivers and streams have flooded due to the heavy snowmelt and rain that occurred from the previous storm. Many of these rivers will crest and then fall back below …