The next chance of rain in Iowa seems to be on Thursday, but the better chances will await until the weekend with a system moving on Saturday from the west. Some storms could be severe but chances of any severe weather will be better determined as the weekend draws closer. Some models have Fay, the …
Category: All of Iowa
Pleasant Weather
The weather between now and early Thursday will be superb, with light winds and temperatures in the 80s and lows in the upper 50s and lower to middle 60s. The weather will remain tranquil until a storm system moves in from the west. This storm will bring increased chances for showers and thunderstorms beginning on …
Calm and Quiet
Today was the beginning of what is going to be a few calm and quiet days in Iowa. Temperatures will be in the 80s and lows in the upper 50s and lower to middle 60s in the entire state. No storm systems will effect the area at least through Thursday. This is due to a …
Saturday look
A very tranquil day will be in store for Iowa today and for most of the weekend. Highs will be in the upper70s to mid 80s with a light breeze mainly out of the NW today. Only a few fair weather cumulus clouds will be seen in the afternoon that might block of a few …
4:45 Update
At 4:45, radar showed numerous showers and thunderstorms mainly east of Interstate 35. One line of showers extended from Mason City to New Hampton to Garnavillo. Other clusters of showers and thunderstorms were located in and around Cedar Rapids, and another cluster in Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Louisa counties in SE Iowa. These storms …
3:30pm Look across the state
Severe clusters of thunderstorms have developed. The main clusters are near the Iowa Minnesota border along IA Hwy 9 from Osage to Lansing and along the Des Moines River Valley in SE Iowa from east of Ottumwa to Keokuk. A few of these storms may briefly reach severe weather criteria, with hail up to 1 …
A Scan across the State
There was a few showers across the NE part of the state at a little after 2pm. Otherwise the sky is partly cloudy with big cumulus clouds billowing into the sky. This could lead later on to a few isolated thunderstorms into the evening hours. A few of the storms may become strong to severe, …
An Afternoon Look
A few very widely scattered showers and thunderstorms were in Iowa. One was near Clinton in eastern Iowa moving into Illinois. A few other showers were in the northern part of the state from Algona to Northwood. Some severe thunderstorms have developed to the north of the state. One storm in particular SW of Marshall …
Slight Risk Wednesday
There is a slight risk for severe weather for the rest of the day for areas mainly west of a line from Algona to Guthrie Center to Omaha. The main threats would be large hail and damaging winds. These storms will likely begin to dissipate as the sun sets so the storm chances will wain …
Evening across Iowa
At 5:30pm there were some isolated thunderstorms in the state. One was located between Dakota City and Pocahontas, another was located in northern Plymouth County in NW Iowa. These storms were moving SSE at about 25 mph. These storms will have the tendency of building up and dying down through sunset. Other storms may develop, …