Another fantastic day for bikers across the state today. The day may start out somewhat soggy with some thunderstorms possible in the early morning hours before gradually dwindling off by mid-morning. As always, you should be cautious if you approach storms – if thunder roars, go indoors. Clouds should begin to think out to partly-to-mostly …
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RAGBRAI XLIII Day 1 Sioux City to Storm Lake
A lovely day on tap for the first day of RAGBRAI XLIII. Temperatures will be a bit chilly early in the low-to-mid 60s before picking up quickly by early afternoon into the low 80s. Mostly sunny skies should be the prevailing conditions of the day as the riders swing through Sioux City, Leeds, Kingsley, Washta, …
Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories Yet Again Today
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has opted to upgrade the Heat Advisory to an Excessive Heat Warning for Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Decatur, Wayne, Appanoose, and Davis counties, which will go into effect at noon and remain until 7 p.m. A Heat Advisory remains in effect for the afternoon and …
High Wind Warning for Woodbury until 5 am; Ida until 6 am
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a High Wind Warning for Ida county until 6 a.m. this morning and Woodbury county until 5 a.m. this morning. Rapidly weakening thunderstorms are producing strong winds, sometimes 45 to 60 MPH which could produce damage to weak structures and trees. A High Wind Warning means a …
Another Moderate Risk of Severe Weather Today Including Davenport and Burlington
After another hot and muggy day with a severe weather risk that was ultimately kept to the north of the state, Iowa is preparing for a redo with a somewhat cleaner setup. Before we get into any of the nit and gritty details, it’s important that there is a lot of wild cards at play …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northeast and North Central Iowa until 4:00 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #407 has been issued to replace Tornado Watch #406, effective until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for much of northeast and north central Iowa, including the following counties: Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek, and Worth. Threats Include: Scattered Damaging Winds and Isolated Significant Gusts to …
Widespread Severe Weather Likely Today across Northern Iowa
Another hot and muggy day is expected across the area today with temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s with dew points in the mid-to-upper 70s, creating heat indices in the 100° to 110° range. This will create a very unstable atmosphere over much of the upper midwest and will be key in enhanced storm development later …
Heat Advisories in Effect Across the State Today and Tomorrow
The National Weather Service offices across the state have issued Heat Advisories for today and tomorrow. Temperatures today across Iowa will be in the low 90s, and with dew points in the mid 70s, heat indices in the 100 to 105° will prevail across much of the state. Tomorrow only looks to get hotter with …
Hot July Weather and Several Severe Weather Risks
After a relatively quiet weather period over the Midwest for the past several days, things are looking to cook back up in the area with a marginal risk of severe weather across the entire state today, an enhanced risk over northeast Iowa tomorrow, and another enhanced risk of severe weather over eastern Iowa tomorrow. Hot temperatures …
Heat Advisory for Northwest Iowa from 1pm to 7pm Sunday
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Heat Advisory from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Temperatures in the 90s and dew points in the 60s and 70s will lead to heat index values in the 100° to 105° range on Sunday afternoon. A Heat Advisory means that a period of …