***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***

[Clonehomer]

Man, Iowa is really going to take it the next couple days.....

View attachment 171289

Looks like our significant rain chances moved from tomorrow during the day to tonight. Which, I’m just fine with.

 

[iowastatefan1929]

Here we go, from drought watch to monsoon season.

 

[ClonerJams]

Some mean looking clouds here in Ames

 

[JP4CY]

Some mean looking clouds here in Ames

Like and old man trying to send soup back in a deli.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

West Ames, 1.8 inches and still coming down.

 

[BigJCy]

Hopefully get some rain here the next few days cause temperatures mid to late next week look toasty:

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

West Ames, 1.8 inches and still coming down.

Another inch as of this morning.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Sprinkles the last 2 days. More coming soon?
1.6” since April 15.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Raindrop is showing a little over 2" in Indianola for the last 24 hours.

 

[wxman1]

 

[tim_redd]

The lightning show southeast of DSM is pretty wild right now.

 

[JP4CY]

The lightning show southeast of DSM is pretty wild right now.

So wild to watch and not hear anything.

 

[Kinch]

98 degrees predicted in SE Iowa this week.

 

[Kinch]

NW Missouri rivers really flooding. Especially the Grand and Missouri Rivers.

 

[Gonzo]

The lightning show southeast of DSM is pretty wild right now.

Looking forward to my airport pickup at midnight.

 

[3TrueFans]

Crazy lightning display to the south of Ames.

 

[MeanDean]

Still dryer than F--- here. Gonna have to water the garden AGAIN tomorrow.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I swear there must be a forcefield that directs these things away from the metro.

 

[mkadl]

So wild to watch and not hear anything.

My parents always called it "heat lightning". We llived on a high flat between two rivers we could see for miles, in hilly country.

 

[BigJCy]