NOAA / National Weather Service - Des Moines
Media Guide
National Weather Service Des Moines News and Updates (RSS/XML)
Current Weather
- Latest Conditions (Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind, etc)
- Radar and Graphical Severe Weather Warning Plots
Forecast Information
- Clickable map for generating specific location forecasts (from 5km grid points)
- Text Zone Forecast (County based)
- Text Forecast for State of Iowa
- 6-10 day outlook (click to enlarge)
- 8-14 day outlook (click to enlarge)
- Iowa 30 and 90 day outlook
- Graphical Weather Story
Severe Weather Information
- Graphical display of active warnings
- Tornado Warnings
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- Severe Weather Statements (Updates, cancellations or expirations of Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings)
- Radar and Graphical Severe Weather Warning Plots
- Storm Reports (Reports of tornadoes, large hail, damaging wind, flash flooding, etc. Winter snow reports)
- Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- Tornadoes in Iowa during 2007
Winter Weather Information
River and Flooding Information
- River status (Current flood status. Clickable links to past, current and forecast stages)
- Flash Flood Warnings
- Flash Flood Statements (Updates, cancellations or expirations of Flash Flood Warnings)
Climatological Data
- Statewide Highs, Lows and Precipitation Data
- Central Iowa Highs, Lows and Precipitation Data for Larger Cities
- Plots of Daily Highs, Lows, Precipitation, Snowfall and Snow Depth
- Daily Des Moines/Ottumwa Climatological Data (Detailed information regarding observed highs, lows, precipitation, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days and how they relate to monthly, seasonal, and yearly normals. Ottumwa data available between 3am-5pm).
- Daily Waterloo/Mason City Climatological Data (Same as above. Mason City data available between 3am-5pm)
- Recent Record High/Low Temperatures or Precipitation Amounts for Larger Cities
- Daily Normal High/Low Temperatures and Precipitation for Des Moines
- Daily Normal High/Low Temperatures and Precipitation for Waterloo
- Iowa Tornado Climatology
- Tornadoes in Iowa during 2007
- Climatology for Special Events
Miscellaneous Information
- Public Information Statements (Items of public interest plus soil temperatures, pollen count, etc)