Long-range Weather Forecast

Heartland

Annual Weather Summary
November 2007 to October 2008

Includes predictions for all or portions of Illinois (Alton, Galesburg, Moline, Quincy, Rock Island), Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, Waterloo), Kansas (Kansas City, Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka, Wichita), Missouri (Columbia, Independence, Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield), Nebraska (Bellevue, Fremont, Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha), South Dakota (Canton, Lennox, North Sioux City, Vermillion, Yankton), Wisconsin (Baraboo, Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton, Monroe).

Heartland Long-range Weather Region

Winter will be about two degrees above normal, on average, with slightly below-normal precipitation. The coldest temperatures will occur in early December, early and mid- to late January, and mid-February. Snowfall will be near normal in Iowa and below normal elsewhere, with the heaviest snowfalls in mid-December, early to mid-January, and late February.

April and May will have above-normal temperatures, with near-normal rainfall. Early and late May will be especially warm.

Summer will be slightly cooler and drier than normal. The hottest temperatures will occur in early and mid- to late June and mid- to late July.

September will be warmer and drier than normal, with unusually hot temperatures to end the month. Unusual warmth will continue in much of October, along with below-normal rainfall.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

May 2008

Avg. Temperature: 65° (1° above avg.)
Precipitation: 5" (0.5" above avg.)
May. 1-5: Sunny, very warm
May. 6-10: T-storms; cool north, warm south
May. 11-14: Showers, cool
May. 15-18: Sunny, cool
May. 19-31: T-storms, then sunny, very warm
 

June 2008

Avg. Temperature: 73° (avg.)
Precipitation: 3.5" (1" below avg.)
Jun. 1-4: Sunny, hot
Jun. 5-10: Heavy t-storms, turning cooler
Jun. 11-12: Sunny, cool
Jun. 13-17: T-storms, then sunny, cool
Jun. 18-25: Sunny, hot
Jun. 26-30: Scattered t-storms, seasonable

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2007 to October 2008

Temperature and Precipitation Graph
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