Gardening, Uncategorized

Roller coast continues in tearms of our temperatures. Snow Saturday, models show a westward shift 1-3″ in all area, then sunny and warming to the 30s and 40s by Sunday. Arctic air arrives once again Tuesday of next week. Turning more active long tearm?

Regional Weather View Regionally there will be a clipper system moving through areas of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin where several inches and heavy snow will be seen on Saturday. It will be a quick mover that will follow the jet stream and there will be a very sharp cut off from higher to lower amounts. …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 16th 2014

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJr6exgx9i8&w=420&h=315] FUN WITH WIND AND SNOW: A clipper system will drop into the state today into early Friday bringing with it some light snow and flurries but more importantly, some strong winds. A High Wind Warning has been issued for large portion of central into northern and western Iowa for sustained winds of 30-45 miles …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 15th 2014

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUyMrf6qqaM&w=420&h=315] UP AND DOWN: It’s going to be a wild few days across the state with quick moving systems, plenty of wind and temperatures going up and down. Today will be fairly calm with partly to mostly sunny skies around and highs in the 20s and 30s but with a quick moving flow, weather one …

Forecast, Gardening, Uncategorized

Potent-fast moving weather system produces rain, strong winds and snow across Eastern Iowa, Widespread 45-50+ MPH gusts reported.

Today brought a variety of weather to Eastern Iowa. We started out the morning with moderate downpours and temperatures in the upper 30s then ended with moderate snow and very strong winds. Today’s weather was all from a small but very potent low pressure system that passed through Minnesota where it produced significant snows in …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 14th 2014

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8b9QKzBhd0&w=420&h=315] QUICK OVERVIEW: This will be a relatively short report. It is going to remain near to below average regarding temperatures over the next few days and even into the extended period as well. There will be some quick warm ups here and there but the main story will be the cold air coming in …

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Upcoming Changes to Storm Prediction Center Convective Outlooks

Written by Henry Luker, Lead Forecaster Out of the many new features that will help the Iowa Weather Network run severe weather coverage for the upcoming season, the Storm Prediction Center is doing the same to continue serving their mission of protecting life and property. But before we go on to discuss those changes, I …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 13th 2014

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsmtb2bQHr0&w=420&h=315] JANUARY LIKE: After a warm day on Sunday, it’s going to feel more like the month we’re currently in over the next week across the state. A disturbance will move into the state later today behind the cold front that moved through last night into this morning. This will bring with it some light …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Mid January Warmth- January 12th warm temperature report.

Clark Park in Hiawatha during a warm sunny January 12th day. Today was a beautiful Mid January day with highs that were in the 40s and neared 50.F degrees in some places in Eastern Iowa. The cause of the warmth was a thanks you a powerful warm front which moved through this morning on those …

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DIRECTV Dropping Weather Channel

It has come to my attention that DIRECTV is going to be dropping the Weather Channel in the coming days. This is not surprising given the fact that the Weather Channel has delved more into reality programming and less into actually showing satellite maps and radars. While a storm could be barreling across the country, …