[caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Ducks enjoying the indoor pond"][/caption][caption id="attachment_906" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Paddle Wheel"][/caption]Thanks fot he fine folks at the Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque. I was invited to give a seminar on weather Sunday afternoon, January 29. It’s always nice to see everyone at the museum, and Ice Fest is a lot of fun.

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An interesting change shwing up on the medium-range computer models…a big mid-latitude cyclone with lots of wind, lots of moisture…supposed to affect us Wed 1/18 and Thu 1/19. Stay tuned…

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[caption id="attachment_898" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sunrise Dec 19, 2011"][/caption]Now that we are past the Winter Solstice the days are gradually getting longer. The Sun is also moving Northward…can you see the difference in the two photos taken about 2 weeks apart?

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[caption id="attachment_894" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Lion Bill Starr ringing the bell"][/caption][caption id="attachment_892" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gary's Thriftway in La Porte City"][/caption]Thanks to the fine folks at Gary’s Thriftway in La Porte City. Thanks, too, to the La Porte City Lions Club for invinting me to ring the bell for the Salvation Army again this year. In years past the weather has been cold, windy and snowy. This year the Sun came out!

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A large cyclone is forecast to move through the Midwest over the next couple days. Unusual though it may be, moisture looks quite impressive and some computer models are suggesting over an inch of rainfall!

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Our part of the country is forecast to have normal temperature and precipitation as we head into the Winter season…

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Click here to see the Mc Gregor 6th graders

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Recent rain has given some relief from the dry soil conditions. Mid-November precipitation is expected to be on the light side for most of Eastern Iowa.

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The shorter November days usually yeild colder weather. Maybe not this time around…the long-range outlook includes above normal temperature and precipitation!

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A CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) occured Saturday…radiation reached the Earth and caused a display of the Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) Monday evening. Here are a couple photos from Jennifer Jackson of Parkersburg. Photos were taken around 8:30 PM.

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