Schnack's Weather Blog

Peak Winds Saturday

A cold front tracked across eastern Iowa yesterday bringing some strong northwest winds.

Orionid Meteor Shower this weekend

The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend. Bundle up if you’re heading out — temperatures will be chilly.

By the numbers

Does heavy rain mean lots of snow during the following winter?

Mississippi River Flooding

Some locations along the river will exceed flood stage.

Winter Outlook

The Winter Outlook has been released.

Hurricane Michael

Pretty from above, but scary from below.

Still Wet

Some are still dealing with flooded fields.

A Variety of Topics

Take a look at when the peak colors will be across Iowa.

24 Hour Snow Totals

24 Hour Snow Totals across eastern Iowa.

Early Snow…Now Dry

Below normal temperatures continue through the week.

Another Very Wet Month

Could be mainly dry for the rest of the month.

Tuesday’s tornadoes add on to an active severe weather season

It’s been an above average year for tornadoes across Iowa.

Latest Rain Totals

More October rain fell.

24 Hour Rain Totals 10/8-10/9

More rain fell Monday and Monday night, adding to our already high October rain totals.

24 Hour Rain Totals

More heavy rain during an abnormally wet October

STORMTRACK 7 FORECAST

Waterloo

64°

Cedar Rapids

64°

Iowa City

65°

Dubuque

64°

Decorah

59°

Charles City

61°

Washington

66°

Prairie Du Chien

64°

Iowa City shooting leaves two people injured, police searching for suspect

Two people were injured after a shooting overnight in Iowa City.

Recent heavy rain causing sanitary sewer overflows

The Public Works Department is currently working to eliminate the overflows.

Lotto frenzy in the Cedar Valley with $2B up for grabs

Across the country, people are scrambling for lottery tickets with $2 billion on the line.

Oregon man finds kitten glued to busy road

An Oregon man says he found a 5-week-old kitten glued to a busy road.

Governor Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for three counties

Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Monday for Henry, Muscatine and Washington counties in response to severe weather that