Winter Storm On The Way

Our chances for a white Christmas is on the rise. A winter storm is expected to hit Iowa Wednesday afternoon and continue through Thursday morning. The storm will offer rain early Wednesday…

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Ed’s Weather Journal

Severe weather ripped through central Iowa today. The storms packed winds over 70 mph…setting off the tornado sirens in several…
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High Heat…No Tornadoes

Interesting fact today. Iowa has had zero tornadoes during the months of June and July of 2012. This is the…
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Ed’s Weather Journal: 3rd Earliest 80 in Des Moines

This afternoon we hit 80 degrees! Our old record high was 77 set in 1975.Our average high right now is…
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Ed’s Weather Journal: Flood Safety

This is Flood Safety Awareness Week in Iowa. Governor Terry Branstad has designated this week to remind all of us…
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Weather Journal: Solar Storm Balancing Act…A Myth

Here is a great shot of Stephanie Sullivan’s kids from Whittmore today. The kids are doing the thumbs-up as brooms…
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WEATHER JOURNAL: Northern Lights/Sunny Friday/Warmer Saturday

The sky will be clear over Des Moines tonight, but the northern lights are going to be more visible in…
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Second Warmest Winter

Meteorological winter starts December 1 and goes through March 1. The meteorological winter of 2011-2012 will go down as the…
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Windy and Warm!

What a great warm-up for the state today! Highs were in the upper 60s and lower 70s by 2PM. The…
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Winter Forecast! La Nina…Cold Winter Witch

This beautiful graph is the 5-day temperature mean of the waters over the Pacific Ocean. Buoys in the Pacific record…