Heading into the "DOG DAYS", the time of year when stagnent weather patterns loaded with heat and humidity are know to rule, our weather couldn't be finer. High pressure drifting across SW Wisconsin has been the catalyst to force a surge of unusually dry (muggy free air) into the region. Dew points which were oppressive at 76-80 Monday, have steadily been falling and today Rockford bottomed out dropping to a DPT of 42! Many spots from NW Iowa into Wisconsin and Illinois inche

After a two week stretch of dry and largely above normal temperatures, Monday's front brought storms and rain to most spots along with a cooler brand of weather. Tuesday's highs were back in the upper 70s to low 80s with dew points at least 15 degrees lower in the range of 60-65. With a brisk NW wind it actually felt fresh, more like a mid to late August day. Monday's storms came in two bursts, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon and evening. Tornado watches were i

Severe weather continues to be a watch item Monday across the Midwest, however the forecast is a little complicated with some modeling backing off the widespread storm threat previously advertised. A Level 3 of 5 Risk, an Enhanced Risk, extends across Iowa, northwest Illinois, southeast Minnesota and much of Wisconsin. The primary concern is damaging wind gusts. Of note, a lot of vulnerable people are in Oshkosh this week. Make sure to watch the forecast closely and react to

A weak mid-summer cool front may bring some storms to my southern counties Sunday evening, especially along and south of HWY 30. Meantime, predominantly dry weather prevails across the rest of my area. The front itself has already brought some relief to my northern counties around HWY 20 in the form of cooler temperatures and lower humidity levels. Highs there remained below 90 for the first time in 6 days and dew points slipped out of the 70s into the mid 60s. At 4:00pm Sund

I noticed on Monday evening's sounding that the 500mb height contour in Minnneapolis reached 6,010 meters, which according to unofficial IEM archives is the highest height on record for the Twin Cities. It beat the 5988 meter reading that was achieved August 22nd of 2023. An extrememly warm lower atmosphere like we've seen this week will vertically "push" the height of a pressure surface further away from the ground, in this case all the way to the jet stream. Meteorologists