SOLD-OUT IN THE RAIN: Country mogul Carrie Underwood will be performing at 8:00 p.m. at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Only if the weather sounded as good as her voice… TODAY: Widespread showers and thunderstorms will be the story for the majority of the day today. High temperatures across the state will range from the …

Alright Carrie Underwood fans: I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the weather isn’t looking good for the country mogul’s performance at 8:00 p.m. Take a breather now, and let’s look at the forecast. The majority of the day will be rather warm: not necessarily mild or chilly. It’s what I would …

After a fairly mild weather period, more active weather is on the return to the area. An elevated risk of severe weather exists for both today and Tuesday with a marginal risk on Monday. Although it is not expected to be widespread or significant, the possibility of isolated strong-to-severe storms will still exist, and you should pay …

If you’re looking to get to the Iowa State Fair before Thursday, you better do so today as things will be taking a downhill turn for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Temperatures today will be similar to yesterday with high’s getting into the low 90s and the predominant condition being Mostly Sunny or Mostly Clear. Winds …

A steamy day ahead for those of you heading out to the Iowa State Fair today. It will be cool for a short time early in the low-to-mid 70s before heating up to the low 90s by mid-afternoon. There will be a slight breeze out of the southwest or south at around 10 MPH in …

Another great day for those of you heading out to Des Moines for the State Fair today. Temperatures will be the 70s in the morning before heating up to the mid-to-upper 80s by evening. It will still be a mild 81° or so at 8:00 p.m. when Justin Moore performs at the Grandstand, however things …

If you’re heading out to the first day of the Iowa State Fair today, expect mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s for the majority of the day. Things will start out cool in the morning in the upper 60s at 8:00 a.m. before warming up to the high of 87° for the day …

After several minor severe weather episodes, an organized severe weather event may be making a return to the state. However, with many episodes this year, this is all very conditional and dependent on what happens with an ongoing Mesoscale Convective Vortex moving through the Plains early this morning. There is not terrific predictability with this …

Drought is slowly creeping it’s way back into Iowa, as shown in Tuesday’s drought monitor update from the National Drought Mitigation Center. This will likely surprise many as it seemed that we had endless rain in May, June, and some parts of July As you can see, when compared to climatology, the areas in red are …

An unsettled weather period will continue through the weekend, as defined by a a large upper ridge in the west and a deep low pressure system over Hudson Bay, which will present cyclonic flow over much of the far north central and northeastern United States today. The area of concern over our area today will …