Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
After a fairly mucky day yesterday for day 4 from Clear Lake to Charles City, the RAGBRAI riders look to have smooth sailing on the way out. Temperatures today and for the remainder of the week will top out in the upper 70s with mostly sunny-to-sunny skies being predominant. Winds will be northerly at 5-8 …
The dry spell over the last month or so continues to have an impact on the region. 64% of the state is currently under an abnormally dry drought (up six percent), with 35% in moderate (up 13%) and 2% in severe. This brings the total estimated population under drought impacted areas to 1,004,019. Areal Coverage The …
More of the same as we close out RAGBRAI XLV. The riders today will be heading from Waukon to Lansing for a total of 44.8 miles and 2,900 feet of climb. Riders will be passing through Waterville and Harpers Ferry. The day will start out modestly cool at 58° at 5 a.m. before climbing to …
Yet another great day is in store for bikers on day six of RAGBRAI XLV. Today’s route will head from Cresco to Waukon through the towns of Decorah, Ossian, Castalia, and Postville with a total mileage of 60.1 miles and 2,483 feet of climb. The day will start out cool in the low 60s before …
After a couple days of relatively quiet weather, mother nature looks to ramp back up her game. A look at the surface analysis early this morning shows a low pressure system sitting over the central Great Plains with an associated cold front extending into southeastern South Dakota and stationary warm front hanging southeastward from that …
The first three days of RAGBRAI, these were the first sentences of our forecast posts: “An absolutely beautiful forecast in store…” on Monday, “Another beautiful day is in store today…” on Tuesday, and “Calm and beautiful weather has been the story for RAGBRAI thus far, and that story shows no sign of changing today.” on Wednesday. Well, this trend …
Calm and beautiful weather has been the story for RAGBRAI thus far, and that story shows no sign of changing today. The morning will be a cool and brisk one in the upper 50s and low 60s, alongside a southeasterly wind at 10-15 MPH. Temperatures will warm up to the mid-80s by afternoon as the …
Another beautiful day is in store today as RAGBRAI XLV travels from Spencer to Algona, passing through the towns of Dickens, Gillett Grove, Ayrshire, Curlew, Mallard, West Bend, and Whittemore. Today’s travel features 71.7 miles and 1,631 feet of climb. Algona has hosted four times in the past, in 1977, 1990, 2005, and 2010. Mostly …
An absolutely beautiful forecast in store today for those heading from Orange City to Spencer for the first day of RAGBRAI XLV! Spencer has hosted four other times, in 1979, 1990, 1999, and 2007, with today’s route featuring 62.6 miles and 1,283 feet of climb. The ride today will start out cool in the mid-60s …
Below normal temperatures with mostly sunny skies will remain the story today. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible over the northeast quadrant, however these will be hit-and-miss and shouldn’t leave any huge precipitation by any means. Tranquil is the best word to describe the Tuesday night through Wednesday forecast as high pressure dominates over …