Iowa Weather Network Archives

The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center continues the elevated risk of severe weather over most areas south of Interstate 80 in the state. A look at the satellite imagery this afternoon shows a thinning cloud deck and some clearing even in many spots throughout the region, critical for peak daytime heating to occur, and henceforth, …

A low pressure system will be moving across the region today, making it’s way from eastern Nebraska through central Iowa during the overnight tonight. A cold front will extend to the south of this, overtaking a dry line in the process and setting up the stage for storm development later today. As temperatures rise across …

An upper-level storm system across the region today is expected to bring active weather back into the state. A surface low will shift eastward into the central Plains later today with an associated dryline extending southward. This will be overtaken by a cold front later in the night. Modest instability for this time of year …

Active weather is expected to pulse into the region once again as an upper-level low shifts into the region tomorrow afternoon. Models are slowly coming into better agreement with the evolution of the system, with the the exception being some small synoptic features that will need to be tweaked out. The majority of the models …

A relatively cool day in store across the area today with high temperatures ranging from the low 40s to mid 50s across the state. Clouds and precipitation are expected to clear out through this afternoon and lead to a quiet day generally. Early week ridging will bring temperatures into the 60s and 70s by Wednesday. Active …

High temperatures today ranged from the mid 30s northwest to the mid 50s east. Low pressure over northwest Iowa had associated counter clockwise winds around this low… around 5-10 MPH for most sites. This system will move northeast along with the rain chances. Breezy northwest winds and cloudy conditions will be the story for the …

Here are the snowfall totals from last night’s winter event. Sioux City 17.00 Sergeant Bluff 14.10 Ringsted 13.00 Cherokee 12.00 Graettinger 12.00 Algona 11.00 Moville 10.50 Remsen 10.50 Ruthven 10.00 Aurelia 10.00 Swea City 8.50 Bode 8.00 Akron 8.00 Scarville 8.00 Emmetsburg 7.50 Kingsley 7.00 Estherville 7.00 Lake Mills 6.50 Oragne City 6.50 Pocahontas 6.00 …