Multiple Severe Weather Days

The forecast has been fairly quiet as of late across the state, with little in the way of widespread severe weather. Thunderstorms and showers have managed to work their way across the state, with the occasional marginal hailstone and strong gust. This looks to change in the upcoming days, with the state included in several days of severe weather probabilities listed in SPC severe weather outlooks. Today's slight risk of severe weather does include portions of western and southern Iowa, however, the chances are still relatively low. Wednesday and Thursday feature the entire state under a slight risk once again, however, the actual probabilities listed are slightly elevated when compared to normal slight risk days. This indicates the potential for a more widespread, or potentially more significant, severe weather event across the state during the afternoon and overnight hours. Even in Friday's outlook, the state is once again highlighted for an area of potential severe weather as a cold front finally makes its' way into the state.

With the increased thunderstorm, and severe thunderstorm chances, this means that you'll likely feel an increase in both temperatures and moisture across the state. This will be true with highs in the 80s and 90s over the state throughout the rest of the week, with dewpoints rising into the 60s, and even lower 70s by mid-week. More detailed severe weather forecasts are likely to be posted the day of, with information on timing and what modes of severe weather seem possible. At this time, storm chasing doesn't look like a high priority, although storms that do develop into the area may end up yielding a storm chase if conditions do warrant. Chase status may also change if a potentially widespread or significant event comes into view in the upcoming days locally.