Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
AHEAD OF THE STORM: Another warm sunny day across the state today. Highs will be well into the 60s and 70s across the area, with sunshine. Winds will be a bit lighter than today but still somewhat breezy. As we head into Wednesday, temperatures will boost into the 70s and perhaps some lower 80s as …
After the several ups and downs of March with rain, snow, a mixture, warmth, coolness: virtually everything you expect out of Iowa, the severe weather season is finally looking to uncork across the state as a cold front extending from a low pressure center in western Ontario to the southern Plains moves through the area …
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for this afternoon into early this evening for the western and central counties of the state. This is due to low relative humidity and breezy conditions which will lead to a extreme risk of wildfires in these areas. This includes the cities of Fort Dodge, …
THE WEEK AHEAD: The work week will begin with temperatures warming well into the 60s and 70s across the state with mainly sunny skies around. The next storm system will move into the state on Wednesday. This will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of the storms …
This week temperatures have been quite cool, starting off in the 30s for highs Tuesday last week when we had rain, and slowly moderating to the lower 60s today. Plants had a much slower progressing due to this from previous weeks. The only exception to this being the grass, which has seen a quick progression with …
No Video Today HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK: Some early morning showers will be possible with skies clearing from west to east later today. Readings will be held down in the eastern counties due to the amount of clouds around for quite a bit of the day. Readings in the lower and middle 50s will be …
WEEKEND: This weekend will bring some sunshine today and some rain with some wintry mix early on Sunday. Today skies will be mainly sunny with a few clouds with readings in the upper 30s northeast to the lower 50s in the western counties of the state. Heading into Sunday, a storm system will move into …
Disasters of all kinds disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Each disaster has lasting effects, both to people and property. If a disaster occurs in your community, local government and disaster-relief organizations will try to help you, but need to be ready as well. Local responders may not be able to reach you …
A relatively quiet severe weather season was brought back to life yesterday with seven tornadoes being reported across the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley regions. This brings the total tornadoes for March to eight, which comparatively speaking to the last three years, is very below average. 2015 as a whole has been quiet thus far with only …
Thunderstorms are a common occurrence each spring and summer across the Midwest and Iowa is not immune. Each year, Iowa sees hundreds of severe and non-severe thunderstorms. Thunderstorms can be extremely dangerous storms which may bring deadly tornadoes and lightning, damaging high winds, and hail and can lead to flash flooding. The National Weather Service …