Snowfall began across the state yesterday evening, and has continued through the nighttime hours and into the morning hours today. The snowfall should continue over much of the state this morning, moving slowly eastward and out of at least the western half of Iowa by this evening. Overnight tonight...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
A bit of snow...
Some light rain and snow showers are moving across the state this morning and should continue to do so this afternoon. Overnight tonight we should see it turn over to an all snow event with some accumulations possible, especially over eastern Iowa. These scattered showers will taper off on Sunday,...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Great Thanksgiving Forecast
This week couldn't turn out too much better for those that are getting their holiday break to enjoy some good food, some family/friends, and I suppose some good shopping! The temperatures should be near/above normal for most of the state, and even better is that we look to stay mainly dry into the...
Monday, November 24, 2008
Book Pre-Release: Natural Scenes
As I mentioned within a previous post, a book featuring images that I've taken over the course of the last several years is being released for sale. I've got a good amount completed, and thus have issued...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Downright Cold!!
Earlier this week we saw some temperatures in the lower teens over a large portion of the state. We did manage to bounce back with some warm temperatures early on Wednesday, but have since dropped back down into the chilly conditions. Tonight we are setting ourselves up for an even colder night than...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A Few Updates...
Been a busy last couple of weeks on my end, which may be why you aren't seeing as in-depth forecasts and as frequent forecasts as usual. Currently working on finishing a thesis project entitled "Synoptic Environments Associated with Significant Tornadoes in the Contiguous United States". Once it is...
Monday, November 17, 2008
Cold Night Ahead...
With clearing skies and calming winds over the state tonight due to a high pressure not too far away, we'll see some cold temperatures tonight across the state. Lows are likely to range in the teens across most of the state, with near 20 lows near the Missouri. The coldest temperatures should be in...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Holding off Winter...
We've made it through another system with little snow accumulations across the state. A few of the past storms have accumulated snow in some areas of Iowa, but these snowfalls thus far have only lasted a day or two. With the next system not in sight for another week, we'll have at least one more without...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Another Round... Rain Only?
The forecast for Tuesday's weather system wasn't completely on target, especially the Tuesday evening into Wednesday prediction of the potential for more snow. Many in the northern third of the state woke up to some snow on the ground Tuesday morning, with some areas receiving up to an inch on the...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Mixed Bag...
A decent storm system is spinning over the central plains states, bringing rainfall to much of the plains states. A few severe thunderstorms, even a couple tornado warnings, are ongoing over Texas and previously in Kansas. The event for Iowa is just beginning, as one weakening band of rainfall is...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
More Snow?!?
After Thursday night and Friday's snowfall across the state, we saw more snow flurries and some light freezing rain across the state over the weekend. Temperatures across the state were also representative of winter's arrival as the highs today ranged from the mid 20s to mid 30s across the state. ...
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Accumulating Snow!!
It's quite late, and with work starting up in less than 8 hours I just don't see the time to make a large update. Essentially to recap this strong weather system so far, we saw the thunderstorms move through the state prompting some severe and tornado warnings in the far western sections on Wednesday...
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Severe Weather Update #2 (Nov. 5)
A severe thunderstorm watch has now been issued for portions of western Iowa, this watch goes until Midnight tonight. A line of individual thunderstorms has developed along the cold front and has rapidly gained severe weather characteristics, with the potential for large hail and damaging winds. The...
Severe Weather Update (Nov. 5)
4:56 PM Update - A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for portions of Monona county in western Iowa. A portion of a line of severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds and severe hail will move into the state over the next 45 minutes. This will likely be the first of a few severe thunderstorm...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Wednesday Severe Weather
A strong lee cyclone will continue to move eastward tonight and through tomorrow, situating itself near the Nebraska/South Dakota border by mid-afternoon. This low will begin to occlude with the development of a potential secondary low near the KS/NE borders tomorrow afternoon as well. As the low...
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Midweek Thunderstorms & Their Severe Weather Risk
Before getting into the detail of thunderstorms for midweek, a quick recap on what was a sunshine-filled day with record setting high temperatures for the second straight day in November! Highs ranged from the lower 70s in extreme eastern Iowa to the lower 80s across extreme western Iowa. Record highs...
Very Warm... & Thunderstorms
High temperatures today were able to reach the 70s throughout most of the state, although some cloud cover kept the eastern portions of the state slightly cooler. And a weak boundary also kept the warm air from reaching too far east. The mid to upper 70s were prominent in the western third of the...
