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  1. hawkeye_wx
    I was also thinking it sounds like a winter storm. The wind has been howling. My rain total is 1.16" so far, should end up with at least 1.5". Iowa City has received over 2" so far.
  2. hawkeye_wx
    This entire area should end up with 1-2" of rain from this system. Then, another big system mid to late week could potentially drop much more rain as a strong trough first pulls up Pacific topical moisture and then cuts off and spins for a couple days. This is what the GFS is showing.
  3. hawkeye_wx
    Heavy frost and 30º here this morning. The airport made it to 29º. Waterloo dropped to 26º and Mason City 23º.
  4. hawkeye_wx
    It's only 42º in Cedar Rapids at 4pm.
  5. hawkeye_wx
    We have our first bit of frost of the season this morning with a temp in the mid 30s. Tonight we should flirt with 32º. The Cedar Rapids airport, always a cold spot, has fallen to 31º at 8am.
  6. hawkeye_wx
    A series of heavy downpours here this morning put another 0.91" in my gauge. It has been a great last week, with three systems all dumping near the top of the model qpf range. My total over the last week is a whopping 4.13". That'll put a nice dent in the drought. This time, the weak sun and much cooler weather will allow the soil to remain moist.
  7. hawkeye_wx
    A nice band of rain popped over Cedar Rapids late this evening. My final total is 2.19".
  8. hawkeye_wx
    My 2-day rain total is 1.73". I'm pretty happy with that. We have been stuck in the mid 50s all day.
  9. hawkeye_wx
    I'm nearing an inch of rain since early Sunday.
  10. hawkeye_wx
    Models still don't agree on where the heaviest rain swath will fall. There are a couple models showing the heaviest just w/nw of Cedar Rapids. A couple others show a total miss southeast. Others are in between.
  11. hawkeye_wx
    This upper low lifting north through the western sub greatly over-performed around here. Widespread 0.75-1.75" fell across the Cedar Rapids area last evening and overnight. My total is 1.01". I was just hoping for a tenth or two. Monday's system should lay down another swath of good rain across eastern Iowa.
  12. hawkeye_wx
    The two big ash trees in my yard were ~50 years old and crumbled apart on their own several+ years ago. The latest models are looking a little better mid month... certainly more dynamic with potential for strong lows ejecting out of the western US.
  13. hawkeye_wx
    It's going to be a very late first frost/freeze this year. There's not even a frost tease for at least the next ten days.
  14. hawkeye_wx
    A lot of locations around here probably won't get much, if any, rain out of this stupid weekend system. Earlier bullish models have crapped the bed. A few+ days ago the GFS had showers and much cooler Thu/Fri, but instead we get sunny, dry, and mid 80s. Ugh! The avg high temp is below 70º now, and it will be 64º by day 10. Models are suggesting another day or two of 80s, then 70s indefinitely. Much of this warm season has been incredibly boring... one long dry stretch after another.
  15. hawkeye_wx
    The outlook into October is extremely dry across this region. I am back to watering the garden, but not nearly as often because the sun is much weaker now and the temp is cooler.
  16. hawkeye_wx
    Per Ryan Maue, the new Euro upgrade, coming next month, tracks Sam closer to Bermuda.
  17. hawkeye_wx
    At the last minute a strong trough dives into southeast Canada, eroding the ridge and saving the day. We know the 7-10 day upper flow will continue to flop around, though.
  18. hawkeye_wx
    The Euro has a much stronger subtropical ridge and a much weaker and farther west trough compared to the GFS.
  19. hawkeye_wx
    In Cedar Rapids we've had four straight winters with above average snowfall. Two of the last three I've recorded 50", which is way above average and is a total we rarely reach. We are definitely due for a 20" dud.
  20. hawkeye_wx
    I was hoping for more widespread heavy rain, but the line had weak spots and it moved through quickly. I'll have to be satisfied with 0.51". Hopefully, October will be a bit wetter across the region.
  21. hawkeye_wx
    On a positive note, the smoke has held the temp down on several days this summer. Yesterday's expected 90s turned into 86º.
  22. hawkeye_wx
    There does appear to be a surface vortex in the middle of the comma-shaped convection this morning, made viewable by a brief clear spot in the high clouds.
  23. hawkeye_wx
    Today's system has been a big overachiever here in east-central Iowa. The first band of rain moved in early this morning and it did not stop until 2pm. My rain total is 1.57". Up to 2" has fallen just north of me. For days most models were spitting out a couple tenths, or maybe up to a half inch for a few lucky spots. I love days like this (cloudy/rain/60s) after a few months of heat and humidity. It is very refreshing.
  24. hawkeye_wx
    My August rain total is 3.58". My met summer total is 8.82". Part of northeast Iowa received more rain than that in two days last weekend.
  25. hawkeye_wx
    933 mb now per the latest dropsonde.
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