Most of the state has been upgraded to High Wind Warnings, except Clayton and Allamakee Counties in NE Iowa and a few counties in SW Iowa. At Noon, a gust to 60mph was reported at Spencer. Mason City was reporting light snow with a wind gust of 38mph. Also the dewpoints are crashing into the …

Up early this morning and the wind has come, with some rain. Temperatures are still holding in the 40s and 50s statewide with gusty NW winds approaching 40 mph. Light to moderate rain was falling (not sure if it was hitting the ground, probably going sideways) mostly along the US Hwy 30 corridor from Clinton …

Here’s the fourth look at what the weather might be like on election day, just 10 days away. The front has returned on this model run (18Z GFS), this is the first time since our first look a few days ago that the front has been seen on this model. It shows some precipitation (rain) …

A Wind Advisory has been issued by the La Crosse NWS Office for the following counties in Iowa, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Fayette and Clayton. This will be in effect from 7am Sunday morning through 1am Monday morning. A High Wind Watch has been issued by numerous NWS offices in the state. The High Wind Watch will …

A vigourous cold front with little moisture will sweep through later tonight and early Sunday bringing much colder temperatures and a few flurries to the state on Monday. Highs will be in the upper 30s or low 40s statewide Monday and Tuesday with a gradual warm up toward Halloween back to and even above average. …

A few showers continue mainly in the eastern part of the state near Anamosa. The rest of the state is cloudy with patchy drizzle or mist falling. The football games tonight will be rather sloppy as the regular season comes to an end. A few showers will continue through the games mainly in the east, …

Another day, another dose of rain. A glob as I’d put it of rain was moving through the eastern part of the state at midday. The rain, moderate at times was located roughly along a line extending from Manchester and Independence southward to Keokuk and moving northward. This is the part of the state that …

Here’s the third look at Election Day Weather, and yet again as is the case with models this far out, the weather has changed once again. The first image shows the 12Z GFS Model Run’s forecast for Election Day morning at 7am. This shows a batch of precipitation (likely a cold rain) moving into the …

Friday Night Football: Light Rain (mainly east) Kickoff 45°-50° Light Wind becoming west at 5mph. End of Game: Light Rain (mainly east) 40-45° west wind 5mph Saturday: Northern Iowa at Youngstown State in Youngstown OH (Kickoff 4pm EDT) Tailgating: Steady Rain, steady temperatures around 50° SW Wind 10mph Kickoff: Steady Rain, 51° SW Wind 10mph …

More rain has fallen over the last 24 hours. The heaviest rain again has fallen in the western part of the state where from 7am Wednesday through 7am Thursday some places recieved 1-2 inches more of rain added on to the 1-2 inches of rain that fell Tuesday-Wednesday. Sibley had 2.53, Sioux City airport 2.21, …