It's a Scorcher !!!!!
Current conditions as of 2:50 PM EDT
Partly Cloudy
Current Temp:
98°F
Feels Like:
107 °F
Barometer:
29.88 in and falling
Humidity:
39 %
Visibility:
9 mi
Dewpoint:
69 °F
Wind:
S 8 mph
UV Index:
7
UV Description:
High
Sunrise:
5:40 AM
Sunset:
8:29 PM
High: 97° Low: 74°

@AnnieKenes -- I hadn't realized that you were a fellow Iowan! My team name gives away my location. I am thinking of investing in a UPS -- too frustrating to have to have the crunching machines off so often due to thunderstorms at this time of year. But like you, I'm grateful for the cool weather that followed this round of storms (and for the fact that we didn't get tornadoes!).

Oh boy! More rain!

They'll probably extend the T-storm warning for at least another 30-45 minutes, at least for Polk county (where Des Moines is.) I think it mustiv'e read that part about "weakening over the past 15 minutes" because it seems to have done the exact opposite...

63° F
Wind: E at 10
Humidity: 62%
Dewpoint: 50°
Pressure: 30.04 in. (falling)
Sunrise: 5:39 am
Sunset: 8:49 pm



Severe Weather Statement:

Issued at: 11:54 AM CDT 6/13/11, expires at: 12:00 PM CDT 6/13/11
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for southeastern boone, northern polk and southwestern story counties until noon cdt,
At 1148 am cdt, national weather service doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from ames to huxley to ankeny, moving east at 45 mph. The storm had shown signs of weakening over the past 15 minutes.
Locations impacted include, Nevada, elkhart, cambridge and maxwell.
This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 91 and 115.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
Prepare for damaging winds, falling trees and flying debris. Move indoors and stay away from windows. If you are in a mobile home, get out now, and seek shelter in a reinforced building.


Wind Advisory:

Issued at: 11:48 AM CDT 6/13/11, expires at: 3:00 PM CDT 6/13/11
wind advisory in effect until 3 pm cdt this afternoon
The NWS in des moines has issued a wind advisory, which is in effect until 3 pm cdt this afternoon.
Winds, winds of 45 to 55 mph will follow the thunderstorms as they pass to the east this afternoon.
Impacts, loose objects will be blown around. High profile vehicles traveling on north south roads will experience difficulty driving for several hours late this morning and early afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
A wind advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

No rain here at the moment... for once... (We'll see how long THAT lasts) Can't see out the windows though, for all the condensation on them.

We were supposed to get rain yesterday, but didn't. It hit east and west of us and moved north-east. (mostly north)

69°
Wind: NE at 7
Humidity: 90%
Dewpoint: 66°
Pressure: 29.70 in. (steady)
Sunrise: 5:39 am
Sunset: 8:51 pm

Late last night we saw something which will have been Cirrus clouds , a phenomena that has been observed more frequently up in the more northern latitudes for the past 50 years and increasing, having a heat retention effect.

At any rate, hurrah we just seen a small sheep cloud drifting by [for the known sheep albedo effect], midday. Other than that, the picture is as it's been now for longer:



RealFeel® 37°C
Winds NNE 11 km/h
Relative Humidity 61%
Dew Point 22°C
Barometric Pressure 1015 mb
Pressure Tendency Unavailable
Visibility 16 km
Sunrise 5:26 AM
Sunset 8:44 PM

Lying low, staying inert, don't move till the sun dives behind the NW hilltop... 6.5 more hours. Luckily the grass has stopped vehement growth... what else when there's so little humidity left in the soil...skipping scheduled mowing \o/

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PS: 3 degrees Celsius less than SNURK experiences last year down in Bella Italia... 3 weeks long :O)