Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Another day of great bike riding across southeastern Iowa on Saturday with plenty of sunshine a cool northwesterly breeze and temperatures that feel more like September than late July. Highs will make it into the low 70s in SE Iowa but the wind will make it feel a whole lot cooler. Anyone staying overnight in …
Early showers and storms through mid-day will give way to some sunshine and cooler readings. Highs will range in the mid to upper 70s with a breeze coming out of the northwest by afternoon after southwesterly winds during the morning hours. It will be quite cool tonight, perfect for sleeping outside. Lows will be in …
Another good day for riders heading out of Knoxville to Oskaloosa. Sunshine with a few clouds around with temperatures reaching the lower 80s by the mid to late afternoon hours. The big deal comes tonight when a chance of showers and thunderstorms increases across the area. Some of the storms could be strong, but severe …
Another great day for a short ride from Des Moines to Knoxville. A bit nippy in the morning but sunshine will quickly warm the temperatures into the lower 70s by midday and the upper 70s as the riders head into Knoxville. Another comfortable night of sleeping is in store for those that will be outdoors …
No issues for Tuesday as the riders head to the capital city of Des Moines. Plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. A slight “chill” in the air for those spending the night in the campgrounds with lows dropping into the upper 50s to lower 60s.
For riders heading out early, you should see plenty of sunshine along the way. There could be an isolated afternoon shower or storm in the afternoon for those stranglers coming into Perry late in the day. Otherwise the showers and storms will be off to the east by the mid to late evening with comfortable …
There will be morning activity moving through western Iowa during the morning hours. It should move out of the route area before noon with skies staying mostly cloudy during the day. The sun may begin to peak out close to sunset with the high reaching into the lower to middle 80s. The overnight stop in …
Above is the forecast for the RAGBRAI route for the final day of the bike ride. There is a chance of some drizzle early followed by partly to mostly cloudy skies the rest of the day. Any riders that will stay the night in Dubuque Saturday night will see some patchy fog develop after Midnight.
Above is the forecast for RAGBRAI’s route from Waterloo to Manchester. It won’t be an all day rain, but where it does rain, it could be heavy at times (and this isn’t the area that really wants to have any heavy rain)
Above is the forecast for the RAGBRAI route for Thursday. There will be less humidity and little wind. There is a 20% chance of thunderstorms after Midnight.