The National Weather Service in conjunction with the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency has declared November 8, 2012 as Winter Weather Awareness Day in Iowa.
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Very gloomy midweek- Showers likely Wednesday and Thursday with 0.25-0.50 of Much needed rainfall. Cooling down sigificantly Thursday, then warming back up and turning brighter for the weekend.
Regional Weather View Continuing a more active streak here in the Upper Midwest this week with our next storm system entering in from the west, this time bringing the northern states much needed rainfall. A strong low pressure system will move across North Dakota into Minnesota. Spreading widespread scattered showers across South and North Dakota, …
Record Rainfall at Des Moines
…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.09 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.17 SET IN 1886.
Cold Temp Report-Friday mornings lows as cold as the upper 10s reported! Also worsening drought condtions across all of the area. Mower county now in Extreame Drought. Moderate to Severe drought everywhere else.
Frost back yard October 12th 2012 Temperatures bottomed out to their coldest levels of the season so far, dropping to the teens to lower 20s across much of the area which is more typical of November. Average lows are expected to be in the upper 30s to lower 40s this time of year. The cause …
Rainfall ammounts decreasing for Saturday as system trends south, but Showers and thunderstorms still expected with ammounts 0.25-0.50″ Warmer and sunnier for the start of next week highs near 70.F Next chance of rain: Wednesday.
Regional Weather view. The regions next weather maker will be the main story in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin as a fairly strong low pressure system tracks from Kansas across Iowa and then into Wisconsin. This feature will spread widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rains across Eastern Iowa and Southern Wisconsin. Severe weather …
Severe weather risk Saturday
Image from SPC A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms has been issued for the Upper Midwest including all of the local area. A low pressure system will tack through Minnesota trailing a cold front that spark thunderstorms from around the Twin Cities southward through Southern Minnesota into Iowa. There is a chance that some of …
Red Flag Warning Today for large portion of northern and western Iowa
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for this afternoon until 7pm this evening for the following counties, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Sac, Webster, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek and Monona and for the …
Cold temp report, morning lows this morning as lows dropped as cold as the lower 20s. Peak Fall Color being seen at all areas this week.
Fall color report October 7th 2012 Fall color is peaking across the area this week. Sugar Maples are nice and Red Maples are amazing in some areas, Poplars, Oaks, Sumacs have all turned. Earlier changing trees has past their peak are leafless. Dry summer conditions have really taking away out chance at a beautiful fall …
Record Lows Sunday Morning
Several locations had record lows this morning. Here they are, A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 19 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY THIS MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 20 SET IN 1896. A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 25 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA THIS MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 26 SET …
Frost and Freeze Conditions Saturday Morning
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning from Midnight until 9am Saturday Morning for the following counties, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, Clark MO, Scotland MO and Hancock IL, Henderson IL, Mercer IL, Rock Island IL and Whiteside IL. Temperatures will drop …