Wednesday, May 25, 2011

25 MAY 2011 EXTENDED FORECAST

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A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER KANSAS MOVED NORTHEAST OVERNITE AND WILL SPREAD 2+ INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA. TODAY WILL BE BREEZY, COOL, AND WET...WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  HAIL AND DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORMS IN POW COUNTY - ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-80 AND EAST OF THE POW/IOWA COUNTY LINE.

LOOKING AHEAD...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS IOWA ON THURSDAY AND BRING DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THRU AND STALL OUT THIS WEEKEND SPARKING TSHOWERS LATE FRIDAY . AS THE FRONT TRIES TO PUSH BACK NORTH EXPECT MORE SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR 80 BY SUNDAY.



Today and Thurs 25th/26th:  Breezy/Rain and Isolated Tstorms (Periods of Heavy Rain, Windy (Gusts to 45mph) into tonite - 2+" Rain) - Dry/Breezy Thurs - Temps mid 60's.

Fri thru Sun 27th-29th:  Mainly Dry Fri - TShowers Overnite Fri - Dry Sat - Showers Sun Morning - Then Dry - Temps 65/75/80.

Mon thru Fri 30th-June 3rd:  Active Weather Pattern with Isolated Showers and Storms thru the week - There will be a real good shot at TStorms Monday into Tues, and again on Thursday - A strong High Pressure Ridge should build over the SE U.S. forcing the main weather north into Central Iowa - with heaviest rainfalls in the western 1/2 of Iowa.  Daily Timeframe of Thunderstorm activity if this pattern pans out will be overnite showers and storms.  It's also likely we'll see well above normal temperatures with this pattern - with Temps in the Mid/High 80's.

Sat and Sun 4th/5th:  Dry and Hot.

Mon and Tues 6th/7th:  Tshowers.


Wed and Thurs 8th/9th:  Dry and Cooler.

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