The latest Drought Monitor report, released on July 3, showed that 57% of Iowa had no dryness or drought conditions. This is a double-digit improvement from the last report on June 26, when 45% of ...

A heat dome happens when hot air is trapped over an area due to a persistent high pressure system, William Gallus, a ...

A wet summer has erased almost all of the drought conditions in Iowa. The new U.S. Drought Monitor report shows just where ...

But that's not the case in much of northeast Iowa, which was pummeled by more than 3 inches of rain in a week late last month. It was the 16th-wettest April on record for that part of the state ...

Des Moines, Iowa, Bismarck, North Dakota, and Rapid City, South Dakota, are also at risk for severe storms today, Merrill said. Merrill said primary threats include hail, isolated tornadoes and ...