Just when you think we might be getting into the thick of Fall and see the temperatures really tumble down, we get a week like this week has been. Although cold in the first half, we've warmed up very well and featured highs in the 70s across much of the state today. These above normal temperatures...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
2009 Weather Calendars!
The Iowa State student chapter of the American Meteorological Society has completed our 2009 Weather Calendar! This is our main fundraiser for the year, in which the proceeds go towards several of the community outreach events that we do such as elementary school talks. The calendars are printed on...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Above Average Temperatures!!
At least for the highs for the remainder of the week, we'll see above average readings for nearly the entire state. The lows will hover from near normal, to above normal for the remainder of the week as well. The latter half of the week will see clear skies, making what appears to be a great Halloween...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Severe Local Storm Conference Papers
The American Meteorological Society's Severe Local Storms Conference got underway today in Savannah, Georgia. This conference features nearly a full week of presentations about every type of severe weather imaginable, from hail, lightning and tornadoes, to hurricanes and climate relations to severe...
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Windy & Chilly!!
After a cold front moved through last night, additional cold air was pushed into the state as a Canadian high pressure system scooted in behind the cold front and associated low pressure. These two pressure systems combined to give much of the plains some strong gusty winds today, and Iowa was definitely...
Thursday, October 23, 2008
October 23 Rainfall Totals
A couple of bands containing light to moderate rain moved across the state today, mainly before Noon for a majority of the state. North-central and eastern Iowa saw the rain stick around through the afternoon, although it was generally light. As the low pressure system wrapped up tightly it also brought...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
October 22 Rainfall Totals
Moderate to heavy rain occurred through the morning hour throughout much of Iowa, with additional bands of rain moving through western and southern Iowa during the afternoon/evening hours. As we near the end of October 22nd, another band of light to moderate rain is working north/northwestward through...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Let the Rain Begin!
Some light rainfall occurred over the afternoon hours in mainly western Iowa. A band of rain has continued to move into eastern Iowa, this is very narrow and is quite weak with rainfall amounts generally only a few hundredths. Another cluster of moderate rainfall has moved into southwestern Iowa,...
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Rainy Week Ahead
The weekend has been fairly enjoyable, with warm temperatures and mainly clear skies allowing temperatures to reach the upper 60s to upper 70s over Iowa. It was fairly windy this afternoon, with the southerly winds 15-25 mph across much of the state. A weak cold front has now entered the state, turning...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Rain & Freezing Weather!
The past few days have seen plenty of consistent showers pass over the state, with one piece of energy pulling through just in time for another to get in line and cross the state. The rainfall amounts over the past 72 hours were not too impressive, a majority of the rainfall came down either in slow...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Cold Front Moving Through...
A cold front is just on the doorstep of northwest Iowa, with areas of eastern Nebraska, eastern South Dakota, and into Minnesota receiving rainfall currently. Northwest Iowa is currently under mostly cloudy skies, meanwhile the rest of the state stays under clear skies. Strong southerly winds will...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Windy & Rainy Weekend (Football Forecasts)
We'll start of tonight's post with the weekend football forecasts for the high school football across the state of Iowa, then the two weekend college football games that are on the road. For Friday evenings' games we'll see temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to the lower 70s across the state at...
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Final Rainfall Totals... & Chilly Air
The rainfall across the state has finally came to an end, as the showers and cold front has finally passed through the entire state as winds are noted to be northwesterly throughout. The eastern third of the state is still under cloud cover, and thus still has temperatures in the lower 50s. The remainder...
Monday, October 6, 2008
October 6 & 7 Rainfall Totals
Moderate to heavy rains fell throughout the evening and through the overnight hours across the state, and continued into this morning. Leading to rainfall totals for October 6th and 7th that were pretty impressive. The rain is fairly light now over the state, with the only reflectivities on radar...
Lots o' Rain!
A low pressure system that is currently near the Kansas/Nebraska border will move northeast and strengthen throughout the nighttime hours. As the low moves through western Iowa during the overnight, and then north of the state in the early morning hours it will pull a cold front through. This cold...
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thunderstorms Return
Despite the chilly air as of late, including the forecast of tonight's lows ranging from the mid 30s in the northeast quarter of the state. The entire state won't feel the low temperatures this time around, as only northeast Iowa will be affected by a weak cold front that moves through later this evening....
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Frost!! (Welcome to October)
October is going to be welcomed in by our coldest nighttime temperatures since the early springtime. The below normal temperatures may wreak some havoc on local gardens, and some of the crops where the frost tonight is more widespread. A large portion of western Iowa has been put under a frost advisory,...
