This weeks' forecast doesn't feature the nice and mild temperatures that we've seen over the past few weeks. Rather, the high and lows will both be slightly below normal for the state. Highs for this time of year should range from near 70 in the northwest to the lower 70s in the southeast. Average...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday Night Thunderstorms Update #3
Last update of the night as the storms have become a long line of showers and embedded thunderstorms just ahead of the cold front. This line of thunderstorm currently is along and northwest of a Forest City, to Fort Dodge, to Logan line. A few of these storms may be able to produce gusty winds in...
Sunday Night Thunderstorms Update #2 & NBC Sunday Night Football
Another update on the thunderstorms over and entering parts of Iowa is below, but first a little off-topic discussion on a feature of NBC's Sunday Night Football halftime show.NBC featured the football team of Applington-Parkersburg, which have their home field based in Parkersburg, IA which was destroyed...
Sunday Night Thunderstorms Update #1
Severe thunderstorms have continued to develop farther south along the cold front over southeastern South Dakota, and much of northeast Nebraska. Other thunderstorms have moved east from east-central South Dakota into southwest Minnesota. The thunderstorms over southwestern Minnesota should not pose...
Sunday Night Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms have developed along two cold fronts that cover portions of the Dakotas and Nebraska, a weak low pressure system, outflow boundary, and warm front also exist with this complex system just to the west of the state. With the thunderstorms that have developed in South Dakota, several severe...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Football (& Weekend) Forecast
Didn't have time to make any forecasts for tonight's high school football games, but the weather was obviously great throughout the state. Game time temperatures should have ranged from the lower 70s at kick-off to the lower 60s by game end. Winds were fairly light throughout the state, so they shouldn't...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
September 23 Lightning Pictures
I decided that I would upload some of the pictures that I took last night of the lightning near Ames, Iowa between 8 PM and around 9 PM. I was positioned southwest of Ames waiting for the storms to arrive, they were previously severe warned, but at the time of arrival to my location the storms featured...
Storm Totals
Thunderstorms and showers have become fairly limited across the state, with only southeastern Iowa expected to receive any additional rainfall today, however, these amounts should remain under a tenth of an inch. While the southeast remains mostly cloudy, the rest of the state should see partly cloudy...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Continued Thunderstorms
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the state this afternoon, some of which became severe over southeast Iowa. These thunderstorms have continued to move northeastward during the afternoon/evening hours, and are continuing to develop across southeast Iowa. As we head into the day tomorrow, these...
Severe Weather Update (Sep. 23)
A line of showers and thunderstorms has been slowly progressing eastward through the morning and afternoon hours. This line of storms has developed along a differential heating axis that is approximately 50 miles east of the cold front. The cold front will likely move eastward and begin to push these...
Severe Weather (Sep. 23)
The SPC has now upgraded areas of western Iowa into a slight risk of severe weather for this afternoon/evening. Moderate instability combined with fairly strong unidirectional shear will allow some thunderstorms capable of producing severe wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Although there is also a small...
Monday, September 22, 2008
First Fall Thunderstorms
A large line of thunderstorms has formed from the Canadian border through the Dakotas and into central Nebraska. A few of these storms have been severe warned for the possibility of both large hail and damaging winds. These storms should continue to move northeastward overnight tonight, as the cold...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Some Rain...
Although there is rain in the forecast for the first half of the week, the weather looks to remain quite nice for the state through the next week. Temperatures should remain near or above normal through the week, with only a few scattered showers or thunderstorms possible as a cold front moves through...
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Football Forecasts!
After last weeks' chilly and/or rainy play throughout the state during both Friday night's high school games and the Iowa vs Iowa State game, this weeks' weather here in the state of Iowa looks amazing! Iowa State will take to the road, although to fabulous Las Vegas where they take on UNLV after they...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Boring Weather!?!
If you enjoy nice sunny skies with temperatures in the 70s, then this week is for you. After our latest round of heavy rains across the state, the pattern over the central US is going to be quite boring. An upper level ridge will be in place, bringing any fronts and low pressure systems well to the...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
A Wet Weekend
Late last week and into the weekend was quite wet for a large portion of Iowa, with heavy rains and tropical moisture brought it not by Ike, but rather the Pacific tropical system Lowell. This tropical system came through northwestern Mexico and into the central plains, allowing several inches of rain...
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Football Forecast
It is that time of the week again, high school football across the state of Iowa will get underway tomorrow evening. And Saturday is the big intra-state rivalry game of Iowa State vs Iowa! I've decided to try something new out this week, so not only will I give the forecast for both Iowa and Iowa...
September 11 Showers/Thunderstorm
4:45 PM Update: A band of showers and an isolated thunderstorm continues to develop across portions of central and western Iowa. Currently this line extends from near Grundy Center to the southwest through Ames, to Guthrie Center and then expands to include a good portion of the southwest corner of...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Warmer and Wetter
After last nights' well below normal temperatures of mid 30s to lower 40s, including a record tying low in Ottumwa, IA, we'll be on our way back up in the temperature side of things. However, this will come with increased south winds and thus increased moisture. Meaning that we can expect scattered...
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Wet & Chilly
Not a bad day today with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures around the 70-degree mark here in Ames. Other portions of the state have seen occasional showers this afternoon, with cooler temperatures at those times. These conditions will be even worse come tomorrow afternoon, where the rain will be...
Friday, September 5, 2008
College Football Forecast (Iowa State & Iowa)
Iowa State vs. Kent State6:00 PM -- Ames, IAPartly cloudy afternoon skies will allow highs in the lower 70s for the tailgating before the game. Kickoff temperatures are likely in the upper 60s with a light westerly wind of 5-10 mph. As the game continues into the evening, temperatures will drop to...
Friday Showers
A weak wave and associated support allowed for a complex of showers to move into the state this morning, and continued to move east/northeast over the state this afternoon into this evening. These showers continue to bring light rain to northeast Iowa this evening, but should move out later tonight....
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Rain's Already Away
Although forecasts indicated that Gustav may have kept some rain into eastern Iowa tonight, the rain from the remnants is already in eastern Illinois. Gustav moved quicker to the northeast than models had forecasted, thus leaving the state with less rain and a shorter time period in which it fell....
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Good ol' Gustav
The remnants of the tropical system formerly known as Gustav finally began to move northward this afternoon. This northward track will take them into Missouri, and then into western Illinois, as it picks up speed into the Great Lakes area by Friday. Gustav still has plenty of moisture associated with...
Monday, September 1, 2008
Warm Labor Day... Thunderstorms!
What a great weekend! It was nice and warm, actually above average with some of the highs today (Monday) reaching into the upper 80s and 90s throughout the state. Albeit windy during the festivities, the sunshine and temperatures allowed for some amazing outdoor times I'm sure. The overnights through...
Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav has made landfall this morning along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, at approximately 8:25 central the eye wall came onshore near or just west of the Grand Isle, Louisiana. The storm made landfall as a category two hurricane, with winds sustained at 110 mph, and should weaken through...
