Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Regional Weather view. Heat will finally not be the main issued for the region at least for this weekend. A significant cool down brought on by a very strong cold front will bring the threat for storms and severe weather as it pushes across the region. Wisconsin, Illinois will be under the gun for Saturday. …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MP4CngNr_o&w=480&h=360] MORE HEAT: A few more days of heat before relief arrives this weekend with cooler air and a chance of some showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures today and even Saturday will be in the 90s with the cold front moving through Saturday afternoon into the evening. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible with this …
The latest drought monitor was released this morning and the entire state remains in severe and extreme drought. The percentage of the state under extreme drought has increased from just under 28% to just under 31%. This includes the far northern Siouxland, a large section of central into east central Iowa and the far southeastern …
Image from SPC The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon across Southern Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and areas west. This includes the entire local area. A passing frontal system is expected to approach our area by the mid afternoon and evening hours. Latest models show thunderstorms will develop along …
July 2012 was a very hot one in SE Minnesota. The hottest since the 1950s! Most days were in the upper 80s to lower 90s across the region. With lows commonly in the 60s and 70s. The highest area wide temperatures this month occurred at Red Wing and Winona both with highs of 102.F. A …
Here is the comprehensive list across of locations across the state and the Upper Midwest with rainfall for the first two months of the Summer 2012 Season. Only 8 out of the 92 sampled in this image are at or above average for rainfall during the Summer Season. The percentages of average have come up …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpQ801a3cs&w=480&h=360] SLIGHT CHANCES: Rain will be few and far between the next week with only chances on Thursday and again on Saturday across the state. The best chance looks to be on Saturday at this point with a cold front that will move through bringing some cooler weather to the state even for a …
The August outlook from the Climate Prediction Center is out and it doesn’t look promising across the state with regards to rainfall. There is a 60% probability of above average temperatures for the month and a 40% probability of below average precipitation. With many corn crops starting to turn brown in some areas, any rainfall …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-RHmpX26I&w=480&h=360] CONTINUED WARM CONTINUED DRY: No real changes this week regarding both the dry weather and the warmer than average weather we’ve had all summer long. Readings will be above average all week with slightly cooler temperatures by the end of the week. The only chance of rain looks to come in Thursday into …
Regional Weather View A dry very hot weather pattern is back in the Upper Midwest for the rest of this week. Hottest temperatures will be in Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois, which will be in the string with highs in the middle to upper 90s for about 4 days in a row. Further north it will …