***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[jsb]

Almost all of Jones County is in the 0-2% range and there still isn't a burn ban. Every surrounding county has a burn ban

There was a fairly big field fire north of Waterloo yesterday. Not sure what started it, but I wouldn’t burn a thing out in the country right now. Everything is a tinderbox.

 

[Nader_uggghhh]

There was a fairly big field fire north of Waterloo yesterday. Not sure what started it, but I wouldn’t burn a thing out in the country right now. Everything is a tinderbox.

It's amazing there haven't been more field fires with the conditions. It doesn't look like any notable rain chances through the end of the month either.

 

[mkadl]

(edit) I was told 200 acres in 30 minutes east of Portmouth went up in smoke last evening. Found an article.

Firefighters battle large field/grass fires in windy conditions Thursday afternoon

(Western Iowa) – Firefighters across western and southwest Iowa battled large field/grass fires Thursday afternoon. According to a social media post by Portsmouth Fire Chief Mike Leinen, crew…

www.kjan.com

 

[wxman1]

There was one by Prairieburg yesterday as well. Not very big from the sounds of it but a field with standing corn.

 

[SaraV]

1) There was a large grass fire on the shoulder of southbound I-35 just south of Ames. That was happening this evening.
2) Facebook memories tells me that we had our first measurable snowfall, even if just a trace, four years ago.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[wxman1]

Came to post this...I will believe it when I see it.

 

[Clonehomer]

 

[SaraV]

 

[AirWalke]

A lot of central Iowans were introduced to new terms that year. First derecho, then a snow squall...

 

[KidSilverhair]

Came to post this...I will believe it when I see it.

 

[Letterkenny]

 

[Clonehomer]

What is this water stuff coming from the sky this morning? Should I be concerned that I’ve angered the gods? Or have I done right by them? I think I’ll need to sacrifice a pig on my BBQ either way to be sure.

 

[KidSilverhair]

What the heck is this green and orange and yellow stuff on the radar? What does it mean? I’m scared! Somebody hold me …

 

[Agclone91]

Sidewalk was wet in Ames this morning but less than half a tenth in the gauge.

 

[dafarmer]

.25” of rain, now to get the combine out of the shop. 2 weeks broke down.

 

[carvers4math]

Itty bitty drops for about 30 seconds when I let the dog out in the middle of the night in the southern Iowa desert. No visible signs that such a miracle occurred this morning though so maybe it was a dream.

 

[Hoggins]

Enough to knock the dust down in spots, this ain’t gonna do ****.

Fine by me, I got 2 days of harvest left

 

[Kinch]

Itty bitty drops for about 30 seconds when I let the dog out in the middle of the night in the southern Iowa desert. No visible signs that such a miracle occurred this morning though so maybe it was a dream.

One sound of thunder was all we got in se ia.

 

[cstrunk]

Sidewalk was wet in Ames this morning but less than half a tenth in the gauge.

I was told there would be no math.