352 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 103 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.

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Early This Morning: Mostly clear. Southwest wind near 5 mph.

Today: Sunny. High in the lower 90s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 60s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms before noon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the mid 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Wednesday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Low around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.

Thursday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny. High around 90.

The latest U-S-D-A crop report released Monday shows 82 percent of the corn crop is in good to excellent condition and 78 percent of the soybeans are rated the same way. Iowa State University Extension Agronomist, Brian Lang, monitors six counties in the northeast-tip of the state from Decorah to Dubuque.

“You could almost say, they’ve never looked better. We’re having a very good year up here so far. No particular insect pests. No particular diseases of any serious nature at this time,” Lang says. He could only find a slight lack of heat as a negative. “We’re only arguably about two days behind on growing degree days, and I think we’ll pick that up this week. We’re going to have a pretty hot week it looks like, actually probably catch up right up to normal,” according to Lang. “Rainfall has been running just a little bit ahead of normal.”

While most of the state’s crops are in good shape, there are still some spots where heavy rains in June caused some damage.

(Radio Iowa)

This is expected to be Iowa’s hottest day of the year so far.

Counties in orange are included in a Heat Advisory, while those in purple are in an Excessive Heat Warning.

Forecasters have posted a Heat Advisory for most of Iowa’s southern half in addition to an Excessive Heat Warning for 11 counties in south-central Iowa. Those are in place from noon through 7 o’clock tonight (Monday). Meteorologist Mindy Beerends, at the National Weather Service, says if you thought Sunday was hot and muggy, today will be even worse.

“We have those heat advisories and excessive heat warnings out,” Beerends says. “We’re expecting heat index values to be around 105 to 110 in the advisory areas and they could be in excess of 110 degrees this afternoon into the early evening in the area under the excessive heat warning, primarily in south-central Iowa.” For Iowans who will be doing work outdoors today, she has some recommendations.

“Take frequent breaks and try to get into the shade or air conditioning throughout the break,” Beerends says. “Try to stay hydrated. Wear light, loose clothing to combat the heat as best you can. If you feel the heat is starting to affect you, take the proper precautions and seek medical attention.”

While Sioux City had the state’s hot spot on Sunday with 94 degrees, Beerends was asked what parts of Iowa will be the hottest today. “At this point in time, it looks like it could be down in southwestern Iowa,” Beerends says. “They’re looking at highs around 98 degrees with other portions of southern Iowa maybe reaching 93 to 97.” Most of Iowa won’t be seeing much of a break from the hot, muggy weather for at least several days.

“We’ll continue to see warmer conditions into the rest of the week,” Beerends says. “We still have 90 degrees forecast across the southern half of Iowa into Tuesday. The dew points will drop a little bit so those heat indices could drop somewhat, but still remain sticky throughout the rest of the week.”

Many Iowa communities are opening emergency cooling centers today in places like shopping malls, churches and libraries for people who don’t have air conditioners.

(Radio Iowa)

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MON JUL 13 2015

…HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY…

A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE AND WILL LEAD TO VERY HOT AND HUMID HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION…IT WILL REMAIN VERY HUMID THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S…WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

Today:**HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 7-PM for all but the far west/southwest counties, where the ADVISORY is in effect from 1-8pm** Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS COUNTIES…

338 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY…

* TIMING…THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S…WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DURING THE AFTERNOON…AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES…332 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2015…

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO NEAR 110 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES MONDAY. HEAT ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE COULD OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH  HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.