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The First Two Weeks
Here is a chart of the temperature departures over the first two weeks of the year through Thursday. With the exception of Dubuque, the rest of the state is roughly 10-15 degrees below the seasonal average of the first two weeks of the year. The numbers have come up substantially with the recent January thaw …
When are these clouds going to clear? Saturday looking warm and Finally some sun for the weekend.
Regional View. Saturday, Drier air will work in, This should clear out the pesky cloud cover which has been stuck over the area for the past 3 days. This should make for a very nice Saturday, We should finally reach above 32 since Christmas, Which hasn’t yet happened, and Saturday looks to be our warmest …
Slightly Cooler
Temperatures this afternoon aren’t quite as warm as yesterday due to more cloudiness across the state. A few peaks of sunshine have filtered through, but temperatures are in the 20s and 30s in the NW half of the state while the southeastern half remains at or above freezing and in some cases even in the …
40s!
Temperatures this afternoon have climbed into the 30s and 40s across the state. Even in NW Iowa, where more than 2 feet of snow is on the ground, temperatures have risen into the lower and middle 30s. The warmest temperature at 3pm was 45 at Fort Madison and Keokuk. Weather like this will continue for …
Some Melting Snow
Temperatures this week will begin to melt some of the snowpack that is covering the state. 30s will be widespread across the state by Wednesday and will last at least through the weekend. Lows will be in the teens to lower 20s. This may cause melting snow to refreeze at night causing some slippery conditions …
Pleasant Mid January Weather coming up next couple days, looks to stay dry.
Regional View. weather looks to stay mild and sunny, High pressure and a Southwest flow, will bring mild temperatures and sunny skies, This looks to continue through Friday. Local View looks like were in for a classic January thaw through Mid week to late this week, with the High pressure to our southwest, and a …
Tale of Two Supercells
Above are two radar images from two different dates, (The date has been blacked out on the images.) One of these is the Parkersburg EF5 Tornadic supercell, the other is the supercell that produced the Dunkerton Tornado and numerous others on May 11th 2000. Can you tell the difference? Which radar image is what? Time …
Dry and Warmer
The weather over the next week will remain dry across the state. Temperatures will begin to climb this week with highs by Wednesday and Thursday in the 30s. Tonight temperatures will drop into the single digits above and below zero, but this will be the last time that will occur (at least in the near …
Warmup This Week
Temperatures have begun their slow climb from the bitter arctic weather we have experienced since the beginning of the year. Temperatures by mid-week may get above the freezing mark for highs with lows generally in the teens. Only a few flurries or light snow showers are possible later tonight and into Monday, with little accumulation. …