Hot and mugginess will be the words to describe the first day of the state baseball tournament, featuring the two Class 1A quarterfinal games, starting with #1 Newman Catholic (36-4) vs #8 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (17-11) at 5:00 p.m. and #4 Martensdale-St. Marys (33-5) vs #5 Coon Rapids-Bayard (29-6) at 7:30 p.m. By the time the first …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 6 Hiawatha to Coralville
RAGBRAI is looking to have another great day tomorrow as the riders head 65.6 miles from Hiawatha to Coralville with 2,955 feet of climb. Things will not be bad at all today with low-to-mid 60s early before hoping up to the mid 80s. Partly sunny skies should be the main condition most of the day …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 5 Cedar Falls to Hiawatha
Another quiet day weather-wise for RAGBRAI as the bikers head from Cedar Falls to Hiawatha for a total of 70.9 miles and 2377 feet of climb. Partly-to-mostly clear skies will prevail for the majority of the days with cool temperatures early before driving into the low 80s in the early-to-mid afternoon. Winds will be calm …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 4 Eldora to Cedar Falls
RAGBRAI will be continuing their trek across the state today as they head from Eldora to Cedar Falls for a total of 58.4 miles, 1644 feet of climb, and stops in Steamboat Rock, Cleves, Ackley, Austinville, Aplington, Parkersburg, and New Hartford. Things will likely start off cool early in the upper 5os with mostly clear conditions …
Iowa Weather Report July 23rd 2015: Another Heat Engagement
SLOWLY RISING: Another spectacular day across the state today with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s through the lower and middle 80s. Humidity levels will be tolerable once again today. Temperatures along with the humidity will begin creeping up as we head into the end of the week and the …
Iowa Weather Report July 21st 2015: A Real Winner
COMFORTABLE DAYS: It will be fairly comfortable and mainly sunny for the next few days across the state. Humidity levels will be tolerable and readings will be in the upper 70s through the middle 80s. Low at night will range from the upper 50s through the middle 60s. Unfortunately, the heat and humidity look to …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 3 Fort Dodge to Eldora
Potentially the best day weather-wise is on tap for RAGBRAI today as the riders head roughly 73 miles from Fort Dodge to Eldora. Skies will be clear for just about the entire day with the exception of a few passing clouds here and there. Temperatures will be cooler than recent days, with highs getting to …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 2 Storm Lake to Fort Dodge
Another fantastic day for bikers across the state today. The day may start out somewhat soggy with some thunderstorms possible in the early morning hours before gradually dwindling off by mid-morning. As always, you should be cautious if you approach storms – if thunder roars, go indoors. Clouds should begin to think out to partly-to-mostly …
RAGBRAI XLIII Day 1 Sioux City to Storm Lake
A lovely day on tap for the first day of RAGBRAI XLIII. Temperatures will be a bit chilly early in the low-to-mid 60s before picking up quickly by early afternoon into the low 80s. Mostly sunny skies should be the prevailing conditions of the day as the riders swing through Sioux City, Leeds, Kingsley, Washta, …
Iowa Weather Report July 17th 2015: Reaching for The Top of the Heat
HOT AND STICKY: The next two days will feature hot and sticky weather with plenty of heat and plenty of humidity. There will be partly to mostly sunny skies around with some haze as well. Highs will make it into the 80s and 90s across the state. With dew points well into the 70s, we …