[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMGIsMb-sA&w=480&h=360] ISOLATED RAIN AHEAD: There is an isolated shot at some showers and thunderstorms Friday into Saturday, but the chances are about 20-30% at best and not everyone will see rain out of this system. Any rain that does fall will be light with a tenth to quarter inch being the amounts of those …
Continued Warm & Dry, Burn Bans Ongoing..
The rest of this week looks to remain warm and dry across Iowa with highs forecast in the low to mid 90s into early next week with few chances for rain, let alone severe weather. The dry conditions have prompted fire officials in a number of counties to enact bans on open burning. Bremer – …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/11/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6iXw-c-pg&w=480&h=360] STILL DRY: Not many changes to the forecast today, with continued dry conditions through the end of the week. Late Friday into Saturday could see some isolated shower and thunderstorm activity, but it’s going to be few and far between at this point. Temperatures will warm back to near or over 90 once …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/10/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2-E4Pw9Xo&w=480&h=360] STILL DRY: Even with a few showers and storms that happened to fire yesterday afternoon across the state, many who did receive some of the golden liquid didn’t get much more than a tenth or so. It will be dry for the rest of the week until a warm front moves into the …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/9/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ_tWile3n8&w=480&h=360] BENIGN WEEK AHEAD: No real changes this week. Temperatures will be in the 80s for highs with a slow warm up to 90 by the upcoming weekend. A few more clouds will be in the sky this coming weekend as well, but the sky will be filled with sunshine and no chances of …
Plenty of sun. Very warm and dry week ahead turning hot in the 90s by midweek. No rain chances anytime soon.
Regional weather view. A very quiet week in the Upper Midwest as a high pressure system takes control of the weather, there will be very little chances for rain. Temperatures will start off near seasonable but they will increase a the week goes on and it likely turning hot by mid week, but not nearly …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/8/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BynV1t7os&w=480&h=360] DRY BUT COOLER: The weather pattern has shifted after one last day of 100 degree heat mainly in the southern counties on Saturday. Readings this week will be in the 80s for highs and lows in the 60s. One thing that isn’t changing is the lack of rainfall. A few isolated souls did …
Record Highs at Des Moines and Lamoni Today
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT REACHED 100 DEGREES TODAY. THIS TIES THE RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE…LAST SET IN 1936. IN ADDITION…THIS IS THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN DES MOINES. THE LAST TIME THAT OCCURRED WAS THE 14-17TH OF AUGUST IN 1988. LAMONI IOWA ROSE TO A HIGH …
Iowa Forecast Discussion 7/7/2012
No Video Today LAST DAY: The heat wave is looking to come to an end today, but not in what we hoped was some widespread rainfall. It’s looking more and more as if many areas if not all may not even get a drop of rain today as the cold front moves through. Given the …
June 30th to July 6th Sigificant Heat Wave Report. Records broken with a very long streach of 90+ degree weather peaking out into triple digit numbers July 4th and Friday July 6th! Longest heat wave in years.
Image from Weather.com A significant and long lasting heat wave effected the area this week from June 30th through independence day to July 6th. The cause of the long stretch of hot weather was a large ridge of hot high pressure which pushed a huge very dry and extreamlly hot temperatures across the entire central …