Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Snowcover Backyard 8:30am Sunday May 5th Spring is back on track! Today featured an odd contrast in which the day started off with snowcover then the day ended the day with brilliant sunshine with temperatures in the middle 60s! Here in Rochester we went from having 2.50″ of snow on the ground to a high …
Regional snowfall accumulation map, Image from the NWS in La Crosse Overview A snowstorm of historic proportion never before seen in the month of May has left the area crippled under a foot plus of snow that now blankets the area. This storm produced major snowfall accumulations, caused significant tree damage and brought most communties …
Regional weather view Winter is just not wanting to stay away from the Midwest! A sharp cold front moved across the region and has brought cold air back to the region, to make matters worse the next storm system which will be a cool cut off low type will likely produce accumulating snowfall to parts …
1st standard Daffodil of the season April 27th 2013 Most of this month has been plagued with very wet and well below normal temperatures in the 30s and 40s with multiple, at least 4 or 5 little snowfall events through the entire month. This put a slow down on the growth pattern and even has …
Regional weather view. The wet cool pattern that has been in place for some time now will continue for at least a few more days… Another snow event is expected to happen in Minnesota and Wisconsin as accumulating snowfall is possible, but an end of this pattern is in sight, but weeks end the cold …
Soon moving to Iowa Some of you may already know, but for ones that have not yet heard the good news news this is a message to viewers letting them know that I will soon be relocating to Iowa. I am nearing the end of my college education in which I will obtain a horticulture …
Regional weather view A fairly active pattern continues as a couple waves of storms will be pushing through the region. The reason for the active pattern is that the jet stream continues to be located right over the area, this feature is continuing the winter that doesn’t end for some across the region as yet …
Image from SPC Extremely active weather pattern over the Midwest over the past few days all from a slow moving storm system that spread a variety of changeable weather conditions from heavy rain and severe storms to the south and snow and ice to areas the north, some areas even had all of these conditions …
Regional weather view A very active weather pattern is setting up across the Upper Midwest this week with quite a contrast in terms of weather to start off the week. Monday and Tuesday, the regions 1st threat for severe weather exits across southern Iowa, further north the stationary front/warm front will bring the warm airmass …
Back yard April 4th 2013 Today was the first day of the season that my station as well as the Rochester airport officially hit a temperature of 50 or higher. The airport recorded 50.F while my station rose to a high of 53.F under a mostly sunny sky. The winter snowcover has finally melted and …