Monday, April 18, 2011

18 April 2011 Extended Forecast


Carroll House Hotel
If you drive into Montezuma on Hwy 85 from the East, you still pass this building located across Main Street from Montezuma City Hall/Fire Station.




HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CANADA WILL SHIFT EAST AND BE NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES BY TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE INTO OKLAHOMA TONIGHT...AND TRACK ACROSS MO/SRN IOWA INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COOL AIR INTO IOWA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW TO OUR SOUTHWEST BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SRN 1/3 OF IOWA ON TUESDAY...WITH RAIN/ISOLATED TSHOWERS OVER THE REST OF THE STATE - WITH AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN FOR POW COUNTY ON TUES.


THE RAIN WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA - GIVING US A DRY DAY. ANOTHER STORMS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY - BRINGING CENTRAL IOWA POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND. POW COUNTY COULD EASILY SEE OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN THRU FRIDAY NITE/SAT MORING.......... 



Today 18th:  Showers (Breezy) - Temp 50.

Tues and Wed 19th/20th: Rain with Isolated Thunderstorms/Breezy Tues (1" Rain) - Dry Wed - Temps near 50.

Thurs and Fri 21st/22nd:  Dry - Showers overnite Thurs - Thunderstorms/HVY Rain and Wind Fri (some Storms Severe) - Temps Mid 50's.

Sat thru Mon 23rd-25th:  Showers/Breezy Sat Morning - Then Dry - Breezy/Showers Monday - Temps Low 60's.

Tues and Wed 26th/27th:  Rain/Breezy/Tshowers.

Thurs thru Sat 28th-30th:  Dry - Tshowers Sat.

Sun and Mon May 1st/2nd:  Storms - Expect Some Severe Storms.

Tues and Wed 3rd/4th:  Dry.

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