Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
SUMMER HEAT TAKING A BACK SEAT: Another warm day in store today across the state but the chances of showers and thunderstorms will be on the increase as well. This will be with a cold front that is coming in from the west and northwest. This will bring a good chance of precipitation across the …
IN THE GOOD OL’ SUMMERTIME: When you think of summer during the depths of winter chill, you think of the days like today and tomorrow will be. Mainly sunny with readings in the 80s and 90s and heat indices up to 100. That’s what we’ll see as any precipitation will stay away from the state …
A SUMMERS WEEK: The heat and humidity will be in store this week along with the chances of showers and storms. Not everybody will see precipitation every day or night but the chances will be around nevertheless. Highs today will be in the 80s to lower 90s with the best chance of precipitation mainly along …
The crop report this week looks to be relatively the same with slightly drier weather leading to slightly drier soils across the state. This is true in southern Iowa where abnormally dry conditions remain while the rest of the state is ok on moisture at least for now. Oats are nearly harvested and are thus …
The weather for RAGBRAI this week could not have been more perfect. If you remember, a couple weeks back, Excessive Heat Warnings were blanketing the state as heat indexes approached the 120° mark. This pattern quickly changed back into Sunny-to-Partly Sunny skies for the majority of the week with hardly any rain chances. This weather …
WONDERFUL WEEKEND: Cooler temperatures with some slight chances of precipitation will be what’s in store this weekend across the state. Today there will be some clouds around with a slight chance of showers and storms around. Readings will be in the 70s to lower 80s across the state. The chance of rain albeit slight, sticks …
INTO THE WEEKEND: Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue mainly over the eastern half of the state today as a system slowly moves out of the state. The rest of the state looks to be mostly cloudy with perhaps some sunshine peeking out in the far western counties by the afternoon. Highs today will be …
A cooler day is in store for the RAGBRAI riders as they head from Centerville to Ottumwa, a 53.2 mile wide with 1,999 feet of climb. The city that last held the event 16 years ago will see mostly cloudy skies throughout the day with 20-30% rain chances early and late. High temperatures will be …
The National Weather Service in Des Moines confirmed that three tornadoes touched down across north central Iowa on Wednesday afternoon. While severe weather, or strong thunderstorms in general, was not expected today, conditions were favorable for funnel clouds. These occasionally reach the ground as weak landspout tornadoes. Landspouts are not the same type of tornado …
Another nice day for RAGBRAI is ahead as the riders head from Leon to Centerville, which last had the event in 1981, around 35 years ago. Total mileage today sits at 65.1 miles with 2,708 feet of climb. The weather today should stay decent for the most part up until this evening. Clouds will be …