Thursday, September 1, 2011

Thursday, 1 Sept 2011 Extended Pow County Forecast

A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHERN COLORADO WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST IOWA TONIGHT - MOVE INTO POW COUNTY FRIDAY MORNING - THEN STALL OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.  AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN IOWA SATURDAY - FORCING THE FRONT INTO SRN IL/NRN MO SUNDAY.

A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL HELP TO PUSH THE TEMPS INTO THE 90S ACROSS IOWA TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD NEAR THE COLD FRONT IN NORTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

COOLER TEMPS AND LT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THRU - RAINFALL UP TO 1/4" IN POW COUNTY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS FALLING INTO THE 50S.



Today and Fri Sept 1st/2nd: Dry/Breezy Today -Isolated Tshowers Fri - Temps 95/88.

Sat and Sun 3rd/4th: Sat Morning Rain - Then Dry/Breezy thru Sun - Temps 80/73.

5th to the 16th:  Mainly Dry period setting up from the 5th to 16th.  High Temps will be in the Low 70's, with Low Temps in Mid/High 50's.  Welcome to Fall.

Rainfall Forecast:
1-7 Sept: 1/2-1 Inch
7 Sept-16 Sept: Less than 1/4 Inch

"Average" Daily Temp Forecast:
1-7 Sept: Mid 70's
7 Sept-16 Sept: Low/Mid 60's

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