Iowa Weather Network Archives

An enhanced risk of severe weather has been posted for tomorrow by the Storm Prediction Center. Storms are expected to fire in the late afternoon or early evening hours with damaging winds and an isolated tornado the primary threats. As the night drags on, the damaging wind threat will grow upscale, with concern for damaging wind gusts over 70 MPH. Strong-to-severe storms will continue through the overnight hours throughout the region. An additional risk of severe storms is in place for western Iowa on Wednesday, though these details will need to be kinked out in later forecasts.

An absolutely perfect forecast continues as we roll through the Fourth of July weekend. Temperatures at 3:30 p.m. or so currently range from the mid 60s across southern Iowa, where cloud cover exists, to the mid 70s across northern Iowa.  A few showers or thunderstorms will be possible across the southern two-thirds of the state …

An active period of weather continues today. A low pressure center, loitering around in western Manitoba, will remain dominant over the region today as it drops to nearly 990 mb. A frontal boundary in the form of a cold front will extend southward from this, sitting in a northeast corner-to-southwest corner fashion by late tonight. …

The latest outlook updates from the Storm Prediction Center this morning continues the moderate risk of severe weather, albeit slightly farther south across the Quad Cities metro, and has it extending into much of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. The enhanced risk has been narrowed down to areas east of Interstate 380, north of Interstate 80, …

A moderate risk of severe weather is in place across far eastern Iowa today for the threat of widespread, intense damaging wind threat. Storms are expected to start discretely this afternoon with all modes possible, including damaging winds to 70 MPH and strong tornadoes. A quick evolution to a damaging wind threat is expected, though the worst of this issue will be farther to the east. Complete information on timing is available in the link below.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines and Quad Cities has issued a Heat Advisory for much of south central Iowa from noon today to 7:00 p.m. Hot temperatures into the 90s todays with dew points into the 70s across the advisory area will lead to heat indices nearing 110° this afternoon. Use extra caution …

Flash flooding is ongoing across much of the state this morning. Doppler radar rainfall estimates currently show many areas 3″+ areas in north central Iowa and in southern Benton, southern Linn, and northern Johnson counties – with some areas nearing 5-6″ locally. This is a dangerous situation with continued rainfall across the area. Please heed …