While short-term weather is somewhat quiet (up and down temperatures, yawn) the long-range forecast is starting to get a little more interesting and that could likely feature some colder temperatures more reminiscent of winter. Above you can see the European Ensemble for late this week with a big trough over the Great Lakes region. Northwest flow will be on the cooler side of normal with also mainly dry conditions with that northwest flow as well. So far this meteorological w

We have had quite the journey in the weather department over the start of January with warmth, severe thunderstorms, bitter cold and bursts of snow. Saturday we had an Arctic Front traverse the region bringing burst of snow across the area with overall limited accumulation. I had the privilege of watching the Bears/Packers game at Soldier Field in Chicago and we had the most beautiful snow pregame. The bitter cold thankfully held off to after the fact. Sunday will be a chilly

That big old rain system that plowed through the Midwest Thursday was out of character for early January. Moisture levels were off the chart, with dew points in the mid to upper 50s, close to all-time records for January 8th. Much of my area saw rains of 1/3 to slightly more than an inch. In this 3D perspective of rain totals, you can clearly see a feature known as a dry slot extending near and east of the Mississippi. Dry air drawn into the circulation center (common with st

We had ourselves an eventful day of weather Thursday with active showers and a few thunderstorms and temperatures that were at the highest levels of the new year. Keokuk soared to 61 degrees and Ft. Madison was right behind at 59. Readings at 6:00 in the evening were still as warm as 52 as far north as Dubuque. Dew points were exceptionally high in southeast Iowa and WC Illinois, at one point reaching the upper 50s. That's not a common sight to see January 8th. My climate GUR

BACK TO BACK STORM SYSTEMS THURSDAY AND SATURDAY A very energetic storm track is set to deliver 2 disturbances the next 72 hours that results in a wide array of weather ranging from thunderstorms to light snow showers and most everything in between. A healthy rain is likely Thursday in my northwest counties, and some snow showers are still a threat in most areas Saturday, although that concern has lessened considerably. Throw in a 30 degree drop in temperatures, and you've go