The Storm Prediction Center is montioring Iowa for a possible weather watch. Conditions are becoming more favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms. Radar does show a small shower that has developed and moved into northern Butler County NW of Waterloo. Another small shower is east of Algona. This is along the boundary left over …

No rain currently in the state. There are a few scattered clouds across the northern part of the state. There is a boundary in that area so any build up would have to be watched for thunderstorm development. There is still a slight risk in eastern 4/5ths of the state. There is a moderately strong …

The storms have moved off to the east into Illinois leaving partly to mostly sunny skies in its wake. Temperatures where rain didn’t fall have risen into the mid to upper 80s with heat indices over 90 in many places. Another batch of thunderstorms is expected later this afternoon and tonight as daytime heating will …

Lots of action is taking place this morning. A Severe Thunderstorm watch remains in effect from US Hwy 20 on northward. This is in effect until Noon. A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect in SE Iowa, mainly around the Burlington area. This is in effect until 11am. At a few minutes before 10am, radar …

There is a slight risk for severe weather for Thursday for the northern part of Iowa. This is mainly north of a line from Sioux City to Newton to the Quad Cities. This would include places like Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Spencer and Mason City. The threats will be large hail and damaging …

Here is the Rainfall Surplus/Deficits for some cities in the midwest through Tuesday. The color code goes as follows. Purple meaning 175%+ average rainfall for YTD Dark Blue 150-175% average Green 125-150% average Teal 110-125% average Blue 100-110% average Red <100% average

A few showers were moving into NW Iowa. These storms will likely produce some moderate to at times heavy rain as they move toward Rock Rapids, Rock Valley, Sioux Center, Sibley and Sheldon in the next 90 minutes. Hot Humid weather is the norm around Iowa today with temperatures at noon already into the 80s …

There is a slight risk for Severe Weather on Wednesday for NW Iowa mainly Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Clay, O’Brien and Sioux Counties. This would include the Iowa Lakes region and the city of Spencer. This is along a warm front that is forecast to move north of Iowa later in the day. Storms will fire …

A little after 9:30, there is only a few light showers remaining in southern Iowa south of IA Hwy 92. The showers are moving off to the east. These showers will likely produce a tenth of an inch of rain when they move through in the next couple of hours. Otherwise conditions should remain warm …

A batch of strong to severe thunderstorms is moving across the Mississippi River in SE Iowa into WC Illinois at this time. This is on the leading edge of the remnants of Dolly as it moves to south of the state. Another “band” of showers and embedded thunderstorms was situated along and just north of …