Category: Forecast

All of Iowa, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report August 23rd 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF_iSvx68KE&w=640&h=480] SOME RAIN: The first wave of rain later today into Friday is looking less and less impressive to the point where we almost took the chance out on our 36 hour forecasts especially for the eastern half. Temperatures will remain warm both days with 80s and 90s, some places yesterday got into the …

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Iowa Weather Report August 22nd 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDA8cOI1C8A&w=640&h=480] WARMER THAN RAIN: A few warm days ahead of the state before a cold front moves in bringing some slightly cooler and drier conditions albeit not for a while. Temperatures today and tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s with partly to mostly sunny skies. A cold front will move in late …

Agriculture, All of Iowa, Drought, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report August 21st 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAHhkRP9x5Y&w=640&h=480] RAINFALL THIS WEEK: Still looking good for getting some much needed rainfall across the state this week mainly Thursday into the weekend. This will be dependent on what becomes of the tropical wave in the central Atlantic that could make a run on the east coast in several days. This could slow systems …

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Iowa Weather Report August 20th 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oczPtYG6ZwE&w=640&h=480] THE WEEK AHEAD: Slowly warming temperatures through the week ahead of the next cold front that will move into the state Thursday into Friday. The front hangs up and there could be a continued chance of showers and thunderstorms into the weekend as well with readings in the upper 70s into the 80s …

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Sneak Peak at New “Iowa Weather Report”

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDR5lGzfBhk&w=640&h=480] Please Comment below on what you like, don’t like, what needs to be changed and anything else you can think of. Your comments will be of great help. This and or something close to this will replace the Iowa Forecast Videos on Monday August 20th, although any big changes may push that date …

Forecast, Gardening, Uncategorized

Flip Flop weather, from storms to snow! Sunday: Strong winds near 50MPH, Highs warm near 80 followed by strong storms. Monday Chilly sleet/snow much colder with highs in the 40s.

Squall line approaching Rochester after a warm humid day April 15th 2012. What changeable weather from one day to the next! I’ve never seen quite an extreme of this nature before! Sunday was Sunny, very windy and Humid with highs near 80.F with thunderstorms and dewpoints in the mid 60s, and Monday was cold in …

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Iowa Forecast Video 2/6/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHiOpFpwggA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] CALM TRANQUIL: Little if any weather issues to report this week. A few flurries or light snow showers on Tuesday is all that will effect the state this week. The snow on Tuesday will be very light with a dusting to a few tenths of an inch possible, nothing to write home about. …

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Iowa Forecast Video 1/29/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggcBKMDmLWs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARMING AHEAD: It will be a cool but seasonal day across the state with readings in the 20s and 30s for highs. It will warm up Monday and Tuesday with temperatures climbing back into the upper 30s and 40s across the state. This will lead to some melting of the snow where there …

Forecast, Gardening, Uncategorized

System report- Warm December rainstorm. highs in the 40s with heavy downpours in spots. Former snowpack completely melted.

Green December lawn at RCTC horticulture college campus on a rainy December 14th 2011 A fairly strong, and very warm weather system moved into the region over the week, but it did not bring hefty snow amounts like some may have expected and even have been hoping for, instead it brought warmer temps, fog and …

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December 3rd snowfall totals. Some places had 7 inches with heavy snow reported! Fresh blanket of snow covers all of Southeastern Minnesota with 1st significant snowfall of the season.

Front yard on December 3rd 2011 Everyone is either talking about, or shoveling the snow from the 1st significant snowfall of the season. Most places got a pretty good blanketing of snow, around 4 inches, but one report I found from Spring Valley totaled 7 inches. Here at my station in West Downtown Rochester, I …