Regional View A Very Cold air mass from Canada has settled into the area, under Sunny Arctic High Pressure and, This high looks to stay in place through the weekend into early next week, Very cold temperatures will be experienced for this weekend before Moderating some towards Monday. Local View With this Arctic High Pressure …
2009 Year in Review: Precipitation
The chart above shows the precipitation amounts for the year for selected cities in Iowa and bordering states. Many locations in the state were above average for precipitation for the year except in the northern parts of the state into Wisconsin and Minnesota. Numerous locations in eastern Iowa into neighboring western Illinois were over 10 …
2009 Year in Review: Temperatures
The chart above is the 2009 temperature departures for the year. Of the seven cities selected, only Des Moines (+0.3°) was above their 30 year average for the year. Cedar Rapids was the furthest from their 30 year average (-2.2°).
Wind Chills an Issue Tonight
A Wind Chill Warning has been issued from 6pm this evening until 9am Saturday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek. Winds will be between 10-15mph throughout …
Cold Start to New Year
Here were the actual temperature readings from across the state as the New Year began at Midnight. A very cold start to 2010 indeed!
Ring in the New Year with a Wind Chill Advisory
A Wind Chill Advisory will go into effect at Midnight tonight as the new year begins and will expire at 9am Friday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, …
2009 Year in Review
The state climatologist Harry Hillaker provided the events mentioned in the link below of some of the significant events in Iowa Weather this past year. We will try to create a biggest weather events of the decade in the next week or so.2009 Year in Review
Colder Air Returning
Light snow continues in parts of the state late this afternoon. Temperatures have risen into the 20s and lower 30s across the state. However, a cold front is moving into the northwestern part of the state. Temperatures have dropped into the teens in Sioux City with a northwest wind at 25mph, creating wind chills below …
A Burst of Snow
Skies will become cloudy overnight with an approaching storm coming in from the west. Precipitation is set to begin early tomorrow morning and last for most of the daylight hours on Wednesday. Accumulations of snow will be light with only 1 to as much as 3 inches possible. Colder air will move back into the …
Insight Bowl Forecast
Here is the forecast for the Insight Bowl between Iowa State and Minnesota, Thursday afternoon in Tempe, AZ Tailgating: Mostly Sunny, Low 60s, Light NE Wind Kickoff: (4pm) Mostly Sunny, 60, Light N to NE Wind End of Game: Mostly Clear, mid-upper 50s, Light N Wind