June 2018 Observations and Discussion

[Niko]

Sunny, cool, crisp day w temps in the 60s.

[Minny_Weather]

Here's the nastiness I haven't missed. 91°F, dew point of 70°F currently.

[Tom]

Let's see how much we can increase the soil moisture across NE/IA/MO/KS/IL over the next couple weeks...IMO, we could end up seeing some places back to normal.

 

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/soilmst/img/curr.w.anom.daily.gif

 

 

12z GEFS...eye candy for the farmers across IA/IL....I drove down I-55 in IL and everything is still green, but I could tell there was some dryness.  This would be welcomed rainfall through this weekend.

 

[CentralNebWeather]

Here's the nastiness I haven't missed. 91°F, dew point of 70°F currently.

84 here with a dew of 70. “Weather you can wear” as a forecaster used to say.

[Andrew NE]

92 here with a dewpoint of 73. Its nasty out there!

[Hawkeye]

The wind has reversed across central and eastern Iowa, allowing dews to surge from the 40s back into the 60s and 70s.

 

We could use a couple inches of rain, as could many areas in central/southern Iowa.

[gabel23]

Had a storm earlier pop up just to the north west of me but fizzled out. If this one holds together it will be a close call for my area. Just don’t hail out of my garden please.

[james1976]

Storms are poppin!

[Hawkeye]

It's looking like the storms will just barely miss me to the west.  The surge of high cape, shown on satellite by the bubbly cumulus, hit a wall as it tried to push further into northeast/east-central Iowa.  This morning's pleasant air will end up hurting us.

[OKwx2k4]

12z GEFS...eye candy for the farmers across IA/IL....I drove down I-55 in IL and everything is still green, but I could tell there was some dryness. This would be welcomed rainfall through this weekend.

 

Arguably the best growing season weather you could ask for up there. Wet for a day or 2 then sunny and hot. Trying to be positive here. Humidity is back and it sucks. Lol.

High possibility of an unseasonably cool period in the 3rd week. Signal keeps getting stronger as we go along. With these expected breaks of PNW ridging and C. CONUS troughing as the summer goes along, looks like a summer with something for everyone.

[CentralNebWeather]

NWS Hastings mentioning a potential MCS could develop out west and roll across Nebraska overnight into Thursday morning. My forecast has 80% chance of storms. Weather discussion out of Norman Oklahoma says another watch may be hoisted for Western and Central Nebraska. We’ll see

[Iowawx]

This sucks, there are intense storms just off to my west and are not moving in the right direction. I don’t understand why it’s so hard for Cedar Rapids to get ANY severe weather.

[CentralNebWeather]

Two watches in Nebraska and I sit in the middle of both. Weird.

[NEJeremy]

[Minny_Weather]

Not looking good for Lincoln either. Right now the storms directly North of me are moving South-Southwest but I'm hoping the eventual cell merger pushes it Southeast. 92.5*F.

[Iowawx]

All storms have now moved southwest of here. I sure hope we can get more severe storms in this active pattern over the next several days. I hope Cedar Rapids gets some heavy rain.

[Minny_Weather]

I had hope that it'd hit here, but it's turning away again. My patio is weather cursed I swear.

[Minny_Weather]

Looks like weak rotation in the cell closest to Lincoln. But at the same time the cell is weakening so I don't see it turning into anything.

[Minny_Weather]

New severe thunderstorm warning issued by OAX. Not sure why considering the storm has fizzled to basically nothing with the sunset but whatevs.

[Minny_Weather]

Welp, I'm done with this. The same areas along the Platte River that have been getting doused repeatedly over the past few weeks got doused again today. This is ridiculous. And meanwhile areas just under 100 miles to the South of there remain in a drought.

[gabel23]

Gonna manage to get missed by three separate set of storms by 20 miles......

[clintbeed1993]

Areas 2 counties to the north got 7 inches of rain.  50 miles south, not a drop.

[CentralNebWeather]

I ended with 1/2 inch of rain, no severe weather here

[Niko]

Some clouds mixing in w sunshine and temps in the 60s. Will make the 70s today and feel much warmer. Low previous night at 45.3. Record was 40F. Came close.

[Minny_Weather]

Not a single drop of rain. 5 miles to my East got dumped on last night, however. Ridiculous.

[Tom]

1st round of storms in the books...right where they needed it most across portions of IA/N MO...GEFS nailed this forecast and basically whipped the Euro...it fit the LRC pattern and why I am leaning on the GEFS to win the next battle...2nd round begins today/tonight...as is the case with the convective nature of summa time storms/boundaries, some get hits, some don't...nature of the beast...

 

 

[OKwx2k4]

Nature's air conditioning. Right on time for work. Thank goodness!

[Niko]

Beautiful sunny day w temps in the 70s.

[NEJeremy]

Warmest May on record.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06/07/the-u-s-just-had-its-warmest-may-in-history-blowing-past-1934-dust-bowl-record/

[Money]

Warmest May on record.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/06/07/the-u-s-just-had-its-warmest-may-in-history-blowing-past-1934-dust-bowl-record/

Lol

[Minny_Weather]

Lol

You come out of hibernation to post this?

[Money]

Yup

[OKwx2k4]

You come out of hibernation to post this?

 

Yup

[Hawkeye]

Last night's HRRR runs were spot on, unfortunately.  All the storms have passed across northern Iowa, with more popping from far southeast Iowa up through nw Illinois.  I still have not seen any measurable rain in June.

[NEJeremy]

You come out of hibernation to post this?

I believe that's the true definition of a troll. Something I'm sure he wears with pride and honor.  

[westMJim]

Looks like most of the rain will stay south of west Michigan this weekend. That said it could start to get dry around here. Very nice day today sun and temps in the upper 70's to low 80's

[Iowawx]

Last night's HRRR runs were spot on, unfortunately. All the storms have passed across northern Iowa, with more popping from far southeast Iowa up through nw Illinois. I still have not seen any measurable rain in June.

I really would like to know when Cedar Rapids will see any rain. We are in an active pattern, but everything keeps missing us.

[Niko]

Looks like most of the rain will stay south of west Michigan this weekend. That said it could start to get dry around here. Very nice day today sun and temps in the upper 70's to low 80's

Yup, my rain chances have decreased substantially for Saturday. From 80% chance of rain to partly cloudy w a 10% chance of showers. Sprinklers will have to work ovatime I guess.

[Niko]

Currently, sunny and simply gorgeous, although, a tad humid. Temps are in the 70s.

[james1976]

Very refreshing right now. Cloudy breezy and 65. Just got skirted by the MCS this morning.