

HOLIDAY WEEKEND ISSUES?....
Monday was a happy day for some who needed rain in parts of the Midwest. A convectively induced disturbance known as an MCV kicked of...


THE SNOW MACHINE STARTING EARLY UP NORTH...
I've been seeing a lot of cold air on the weather charts lately, especially for so early in the season. Being of "limited sound mind"...


COOL LOOKING TO RULE INTO FALL...
Late Wednesday afternoon at the Swails ranch in Cedar Rapids was dreary and frankly downright depressing, especially by August...


THE WORST OF THIS WEEK BEHIND US...
Strong storms (part of a mesoscale convective system-MCS) pounded parts of Iowa and the central Midwest late Monday night and early...


THE SHORT END OF THE STICK...
The tropical Pacific has has been experiencing bursts of convection that are showing up nicely in the daily contributions of the SOI ...








