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A strengthening Super El Niño could influence Iowa's winter weather. See what the latest models suggest about temperatures, snowfall, and rain.
Like it or not, the frigid winds of winter will be blowing sleet and snow into Iowa at some point soon, and Iowans need to begin getting ready for all the season ahead may hold. Meteorologist Chad Hahn, at the National Weather Service, says today is Winter Weather Awareness Day.
The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities has issued a flood warning for the North Skunk River near Sigourney and the Iowa River near Marengo. A flood watch continues for the English River near Kalona. The flood warning for the North Skunk River near Sigourney is in effect through...
Rain and drizzle give way to freezing temperatures before sunshine and warmer weather return Sunday.
Clouds remain overhead of SE Minnesota and North Iowa Thursday as the lingering impacts from our upper level low continues. Sunshine returns Friday and sticks around through the weekend.
The latest drought monitor update from the USDA (US Department of Agriculture), NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), CPC (Climate Prediction Center), and the NDMC (National Drought Mitigation Center) is in.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - With temperatures dropping and winter approaching, the Iowa State Fire Marshal Division issued a reminder Thursday urging residents to take precautions against carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is produced when fuels such as natural gas, propane, gasoline, and wood do not burn completely. The State...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Be ready for a chilly day on Friday, especially. An area of clearing to our north is moving into eastern Iowa tonight. This comes with continued northerly winds that usher in cooler and drier air. The drier air will bring an end to the drizzle...
Expect a cloudy day with scattered rain showers and cooler temperatures across the state. Originally published by Iowa Pulse . For more verified Iowa news and real-time updates, follow Iowa Pulse.
Temperatures could fall into the upper 20s tonight before a sharp warmup arrives Sunday.
Iowa State says beating ice off branches does more damage than the ice. Extension experts say to let it melt, skip hot water and wait to fix bent limbs.
That large, slow-moving storm system we’ve been talking about all week now still has a strong grip on the region and will continue to do so through Thursday. Cooler air has already started moving back into the area, bringing temperatures much closer to seasonal averages. It’s going to stick around through Saturday morning before temperatures […]
(KIMT) -- The influence of a cutoff upper-level low continues Thursday with an overcast sky and misty conditions Thursday, but at least this will be the last day of this gloomy weather. By the afternoon hours, the drizzly conditions should subside, but the cloudiness will remain locked in place. Temperatures...
The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued flood watches for three rivers in southeast and east-central Iowa as rising water levels could lead to flooding later this week. The flood watches include the English River at Kalona, the North Skunk River near Sigourney, and the Iowa River at...
A north-central Iowa farmer is reflecting on a smooth harvest. Josh Hitzhusen grows corn and soybeans near Rockwell. “Things went quite well. Corn dried down really fast again this year like it has in years past, which is wild because we sat here all September watching it rain and cool weather wondering if the corn would ever get dry enough to combine. And man, one weekend of 80-some degrees and we lost a lot of moisture fast.”
Nick's 6pm Monday forecast - 11/2/26
Cedar Rapids recorded its fifth-warmest October in available data as unusual warmth spread across the region.
First Alert Forecast: Sunday Evening, November 1st
More rain is on the way to kick-off our Halloween Saturday. Will it be making for a soggy night of Trick-or-Treating?
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A possible early-season polar vortex disruption has forecasters looking back at past winters for clues. The last strong El Niño winter with a November polar vortex disruption was 2009–2010. That winter turned out colder than expected, with December bringing bitterly cold conditions across much of the country. Based on that history, a quick start to winter looks possible this year.
