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 to fall throughout the plains states. Some of the heaviest rains were in northern Missouri, Illinois, and southeast Iowa. A few flash flood or flood warnings were issued over the weekend for parts of southeast Iowa, but the water has since subsided and the forecast calls for sunny to partly sunny skies for the remainder of the week.

Temperatures through the week will range from the mid 60s to lower 70s today, then should remain above 70 throughout the week. A few areas may be able to reach the lower 80s during mid-week across the state, either way, it'll be a good week to enjoy.

A few of the rainfall totals from this past week of rain shows the winning city being Fort Madison, with 7.29 inches of rain. Other parts of southeast Iowa, including Burlington (6.21"), Lamoni (5.67"), and the Quad Cities (4.06") saw impressive amounts. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City both saw amounts over 3 inches, with Dubuque, Des Moines, Ames, and Marshalltown all surpassing the 2 inch mark. Sioux City was the only northwest Iowa spot that got passed the 1 inch mark, with other areas such as Spencer and Estherville only getting around three-quarters of an inch.

Detailed forecasts for the remainder of the week in later updates!