Warm

The first month of the year is NEVER a warm one in Iowa. The "normal" average high temperature in January is in the upper-20s while the average low hovers around 10*. The warmest it has EVER been in Waterloo (According to records kept by the National Weather Service) occurred on 1/26/2002 when the mercury reached a towering 65*...

Dreaming of a White Christmas? A 'White Christmas' is defined as having at least one inch of snow on the ground on the morning of December 25th. Although some consider it a ‘White Christmas’ if it’s actually snowing on Christmas Day. Regardless, according to Climate...

From Thursday to Saturday in the city of Great Falls, temperatures plummeted from 72* to 20*

This afternoon, Mother Nature is playing a bit of a trick on Iowa. All week, we were teased with "Temps will reach into the 70s on Thursday"...WRONG. As of 2:30, the temperature in Waterloo is 45*. It's 43* in Oelwein. In Charles City, it's 39*...

Winter hasn't arrived -- not yet. But the Winter Outlook has. The National Weather Services says that 'La Niña' will influence the weather across the country. This winter, Iowa can expect: TEMPERATURE: Equal chances of being cooler or warmer than normal...

However, the beginning of the month has been rather chilly

The New and Old Farmers' Almanacs disagree with each other's forecasts

Still not nearly as hot as July 1936 --- 13 consecutive days of 100* or higher!

The 'Hotter Than Average" July Continues...

Today is the vernal equinox, which marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.