Tracking Weather Across the State
As expected, a large portion of eastern Iowa is now experiencing a severe drought. This is the area of darkest brown covering the Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Dubuque and Iowa City area. This area has seen next to no rain in weeks. Conditions are only getting worse as our warmer than [...]
The news continues to get worse for Iowa’s farmers. With virtually no rain last week, and no rain in the forecast for this week, the drought will only get worse and have an even bigger impact on the crops in the ground. The best example comes from today’s crop update [...]
And you thought the sun only threw heat rays at us? Not so. In fact the sun throws all kinds of rays at the Earth, and the storms that could hit the planet in the coming days, weeks and months could cause real damage. To explain, the sun has entered [...]
Here’s another example of the scope of this growing drought almost all of Iowa is facing. In the graphic above is data compiled by the United States Geological Survey. Areas shaded in green are at a normal level. Areas in yellow are considered below normal and areas in red are [...]
A large CME is seen on the surface of the sun.
Although things haven’t been stormy down here on earth, they sure are up on the Sun. Our primary source for heat and light is in a period of active instability, producing large explosions of material known as Coronal Mass Ejections. These CME’s can throw a lot of radiation at us, [...]
Today, Iowa is getting a little bit of good news. A cold front this afternoon is moving through the state, and bringing with it substantially cooler temperatures. Mid 80’s doesn’t sound like much of a cool down, but that is a 10-15 degree drop and much closer to where we’re [...]
Yes, that’s a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of southern Minnesota. And yes, unfortunately that means little rain is expected to make it into the Hawkeye State. A broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms has developed over portions of Minnesota along a frontal boundary in the Twin Cities area. [...]
The image above tells the tale. Areas shaded in brown are currently under moderate drought conditions. While to the south, in the darkest shade of brown near the border, severe drought conditions are reported. This is quickly becoming a dangerous situation that may only get worse if we don’t see [...]
Now that your eyes are off the skies for last night’s fireworks, it’s time to keep them peeled on a boundary that could be the focal point of a severe weather event Thursday afternoon and evening. You can see in the graphic above where forecasters expect that frontal boundary to [...]
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