Tonight: Mostly clear with 10% chance of a shower. Low: 67-69. Wind: NE 5-10 mph.
Friday: Mostly, hot and humid. High: 91-96. Heat Index: 95-100. Wind: E 5-15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. 72-74. Wind: SE
Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/storms. High: mid-upper 80s.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: low 80s.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High: low 80s.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High: upper 80s.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High: mid 80s.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High: upper 80s.
It has been another hot afternoon with temperatures in the 90s and plenty of sunshine. Here is the satellite image from this afternoon.
Not a whole lot going on in the weather during the next seven days. It will remain mainly quiet. Friday is going to be another hot day with high reaching into the 90s and sunshine. Saturday I am still tracking a cold front forecast to cross the state with a chance of showers/storms. Right now the best time of day to see the rain would be in the afternoon and evening. Here is the forecast position of the front Saturday morning.
After the front pushes through, cooler and less humid air is expected for Sunday and Monday. Both of these days will also be mostly sunny. Tuesday through Thursday will have a mix of sun and clouds with highs near or slightly above normal…unfortunately it will be dry.
There are no changes to any of the counties under a burn ban.
The updated Drought Monitor was released this morning. Not much has changed across Iowa. Iowa has gone from 28% to 31% considered in extreme drought.
Posted under Drought, Fire, Forecast Discussion
This post was written by Schnack on August 2, 2012
