ONE MORE STEAMY DAY: Another warm and humid day across the state with readings well into the 80s and lower 90s. We should see a round of showers and storms during the morning hours with a break during the afternoon before more storm fire once again in the early evening into the overnight hours. Some …
High School State Baseball – Day 3 – Class 2A Quarterfinals
If I had a choice of two words to describe the weather today at Principal Park in Des Moines, the first would be hot and the second would be muggy. A low pressure system across the northwestern United States continues to push a lovely ridge into the area, bringing the hot and humid air in with it. Temperatures …
Iowa Weather Report July 27th 2015: Steamy Sauna
STEAMY AND STORMY: It will be another steamy day across the state with highs well into the 80s and lower 90s with heat indices near or over 100 in some areas. It will be partly to mostly sunny as well across the state but it should be mainly dry. However we can’t rule out a …
Iowa Weather Report July 26th 2015: More Warmth Ahead
No Video Today SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES: There is still a chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms through at least the morning hours on Wednesday across the state. There will be some dry time around as well with some partly to mostly sunny skies. Highs today through Tuesday will be in the 80s and …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 7 Coralville to Davenport
The final day of RAGBRAI is expected to go out with a boom with shower and thunderstorm chances for the vast majority of the day. The day, starting out at 4am, will see Mostly Cloudy skies with a 60% likely chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be mild for this time of morning at …
High School State Baseball – Day 2 – Class 1A Quarterfinals
A fantastic day for those heading out to the high school state baseball tournament today in Des Moines as we have the last two class 1A quarterfinal games! Congratulations to Newman-Catholic and Martensdale-St. Marys for winning yesterdays games and earning an advancement to the semifinals. Nothing much to mention for today aside from partly cloudy skies …
July 25, 2015 National Balloon Classic
Saturday, July 25th, marks the first full day of events at the 2015 National Balloon Classic held in Indianola, Iowa. The day looks to be partly cloudy, with warm and muggy conditions persisting throughout the day. As the day progresses, chances for storms will be on the increase with severe storms possible during the late …
Strong-to-Severe Thunderstorms Possible across Iowa Today, Tomorrow
After a brief lull severe weather wise, things are looking to heat back up across Iowa today as the Storm Prediction Center has marked an elevated risk of severe weather for much of the state. Early this morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms were noted across central and southern Minnesota. Unlike the 70 MPH damaging wind …
Heat Advisories across West Central and Southwest Friday
The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines, Omaha, and Sioux Falls have all issued Heat Advisories for the afternoon and evening hours for portions of southwest, west central, and northwestern Iowa today. Temperatures in the afternoon Friday are expected to reach the low-to-mid 90s, and when combined with dew points nearing 80° in some places, …
Iowa Weather Report July 24th 2015: Sun and Showers and Storms
CHANCES OF RAIN: We’re heading into a more active period over the weekend and into next week with several days of showers and thunderstorms possible. These will not be all day rains by any means and most of the daylight hours will be dry, however we can’t rule out the chances of showers and storms …