Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
WARM DOLDRUMS: Temperatures are going nowhere fast with readings remaining above seasonal levels for the rest of the week and into the weekend. A storm system may skirt the far southeastern counties of the state late Thursday night into Friday with a bit of light rain but most of that should miss the state to …
The first bloom of 2015 has arrived officially today (March 10th), kicking off the spring season here in southern Iowa. To what plant does this prize go to? It goes to Snow Crocus which opened up in today’s sunshine. Snow or (Species) Crocus bloom much earlier than standard Crocus you see in most stores, but …
Would like to apologize for the incorrect schedule on the graphic for Monday as that was using the girls state basketball schedule from last Monday and not the correct one. That has been corrected and we are finally back on the right track. Would like to extend a congratulations to Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Earlham, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, Danville, Treynor, and …
After the 2015 IGHSAU state basketball tournament was wrapped up Friday, we now look ahead to the IAHSAA boys tournament that will be played at the same place (Wells Fargo Arena) through the rest of this week. Before I get into the forecast, I would like to congratulation the Newell-Fonda (23-5 1A), Unity Christian (27-0 2A), …
A WARM WEEK: Temperatures will remain above seasonal averages for a change for the next several days with the temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s across the state. Snow will continue to melt in earnest across the state and will be almost gone by the end of the week. It also looks to remain …
Wow, what a turn around from the 20s we had on Thursday! It’s been a tale of two seasons this week going from 20 degree highs to 55+ warmth in one day. The past couple of days have been downright beautiful featuring bright sunny days and highs in the mid 50s. Here in the Des …
Those that were around in 1990 probably remember one of the worst ice storms that struck the state in the last several decades. Ice accumulations ranged from 0.5 to 2.0 inches across most of this area with 3.0 inches of ice reported in Crawford and Carroll counties. Some areas saw a phenomenal five inches of ice. …
Another great day across the state today as the girls basketball playoffs wraps up today with the class 3A, 4A, and 5A championships at 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 8:00 pm respectively. A quick congratulations to Newell-Fonda for winning the class 1A championship and Unity Christian for winning the class 2A championship, while going out …
WARMING ON UP TO THE SPRING SIDE: Not too take too much out of the Jefferson’s Theme Song, but we’re finally moving the temperatures on up to seasonal levels and even above them as we head into early next week. We finally got a piece of spring that we’ve been waiting for. Highs today across …