Saturday, September 24, 2011

Saturday, 24 Sept 2011 Extended Pow County Forecast

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE IOWA/WI BORDER HAS CONTINUED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER DAVENPORT BY THIS EVENING.  VERY COLD AIR IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW THE LOW TO SLIP SLIGHTLY WEST BY SUNDAY MORNING, BRINGING ALONG WITH IT A SHOT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO EAST OF I-35 THAT COULD LAST INTO MIDDAY MONDAY.  TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN POW COUNTY WILL BE AROUND 1/10TH-2/10TH AT BEST.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WILL ON A LINE AND EAST FROM OTTUMWA-CEDAR RAPIDS-DUBUQUE WHERE 1/2"+ IS POSSIBLE.  LESSER AMOUNTS WEST.  


7 Day (24th-30th) Forecast Today thru next Fri:
Mainly Dry thru the period (may see a shower Sunday into early Monday) with High Temps ranging from the Low 60's thru Monday to the Mid 70's Tue/Wed - near 80 by Thurs.  Low Temps will increase from Low 40's Today to the Lower 50's next week.

8-14 Day (1-7 Oct) Forecast Sat thru Fri:
Rain on the 4th.
High Temps:  Low/Mid 70's (Near 60 3rd-5th).  Lowest Temp:  Low to Mid 30's on the 3rd/4th.   
Breezy after the 3rd.

15-21 Day (8-14 Oct) Forecast Sat thru Fri:
Rain:  Tshowers 8th or 9th.
High Temps: Low/Mid 60's dropping to near 50.
May see our first Hard Freeze after the 10th.

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