Some parts of Iowa may experience frost Saturday morning, which would be early for the first frost of the season in Iowa. Temperatures are predicted to dip to the low 30s between Sept. 28-29, which wouldn’t necessarily be a killing freeze, but gardeners can take precautions to be on the safe side. If frost is […]
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Spooky Halloween forecast: hard freeze p...
No more procrastinating. If you’ve been lucky enough to escape the frost so far, you might have delayed those last-minute harvests of tomatoes, peppers and other veggies, but the clock is ticking. According to the National Weather Service, frost is likely in the Cedar Rapids area Thursday night and a hard freeze – with temperatures […]
How extreme cold influences Iowa’s insec
As Midwesterners and people elsewhere search for the silver lining to our recent frigid temperatures, some have pointed to a decline in the pest population, specifically insects. This report from Minnesota Public Radio notes that the extreme cold is beneficial to the state’s ash trees, as it could kill off a large percentage of emerald […]
How wet is it? Iowa receives most rainfa...
If you think it’s been particularly rainy lately in Iowa, you’re right. From April 7-14, Iowa experienced its wettest week since July 2010, with a statewide average of 2.90 inches of rain, according to today’s USDA Crop and Weather Report. That compares to a weekly normal of
Drought outlook improving in some parts ...
Only one small patch of snow along the fence in my yard made it through the 60-degree temperatures in Eastern Iowa and it finally felt like spring! The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that last month was the coldest in nearly four decades and, on a more positive note, some parts of Iowa have […]