Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Regional Weather View. It will be cooler even more for the region as we progress through the week. A cold front has passed opening the door from northwest, allowing for very chill air to filter into the region. At the same time a weak system in Michigan may spark a rain or snow showers of …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLSUgrjwtxU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN SLIGHT OVER THE NEXT WEEK: The chances of rain look rather bleak over the next week (yes that rhymed). With the best chance of rain over the next week on Monday into early Tuesday with a quick moving disturbance that will be pulling down some much cooler air to the state. TRENDING …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d5GmWeZWx0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUICK RAIN: There will be a quick chance of some rainfall late today into Sunday with a system that will move through the state during the overnight hours. The daylight hours both today and Sunday should not be affected by rain (possibly a few morning showers across the east) COOL SNAPS: The model …
Fall color report. Colors are peak to past peak across much of the area this weekend. Colors were noticeably dull area wide, and what trees had colors really lost their leaves very quick in the warm weather. The weather did not corporate very well to provide good color, It cooled off nicely early, then it …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMv2IenQ64Y?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DISTURBANCES: The next two days (today and Saturday) will be partly to mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s, with no chance of rain. However a disturbance will move in late Saturday into early on Sunday that will bring some threat of a shower. Rainfall will be around a tenth or so from …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRa6qDI9fBI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY AND COOLER: We’ll be looking for more seasonal readings over the next couple days and into the weekend with drier conditions after some much needed rain across the state. Some places received well over an inch with isolated totals over 2 inches! We’ll have time now to dry out for the next …
…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS… CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM FROM SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD BASE…AND RARELY BECOME A TORNADO OR CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER…IF ONE …
Storms have developed across the central counties of the state. Some of these storms may have some hail up to the size of pennies (which is below severe weather limits). Along with the hail, heavy rain, lightning and some gusty winds are possible as well. At 2pm, the strongest storms were located from Des Moines …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adg_wfoLtA8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN TODAY: There is a good chance of some showers and isolated thunderstorms today across the state. Rainfall could be substantial, especially across the eastern counties of the state where upwards of an inch is possible, albeit a quarter to three quarters of an inch is looking more likely. The rain will …
Regional Weather View. Some weather lovers may be saying finally some action, while farmers and home owners may be saying finally some rain! A frontal system will provide some much needed widespread rainfall for the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, this should end out in being at least a quarter inch over a widespread area. The frontal …