Long-range Weather Forecast

Heartland

Annual Weather Summary
November 2008 to October 2009

Detailed 2009 Long-Range Forecast
for the Heartland Region

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).

Winter temperatures will be slightly below normal, on average, in the north and above normal in the south. Expect record cold in the first half of December, with other cold periods in early and mid-January and mid-February. Snowfall will be below normal in the north and above normal in the south, with the snowiest periods in early December, early January, early February, and early March.

April and May will be warmer and drier than normal, with the season's first hot spell in early to mid-May.

Summer will be warmer and drier than normal, on average, despite a relatively cool August. The hottest periods will be in early June, much of July, and mid- to late August.

September and October will have below-normal rainfall and near-normal temperatures.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

July 2009

Avg. Temperature: 81° (3° above avg.)
Precipitation: 3" (1" below avg.)
Jul. 1-4: T-storms, seasonable
Jul. 5-12: Sunny, cool, then hot
Jul. 13-20: T-storms, then sunny, hot
Jul. 21-27: T-storms, then sunny, hot
Jul. 28-31: Scattered t-storms, warm

August 2009

Avg. Temperature: 73° (3° below avg.)
Precipitation: 4" (0.5" above avg.)
Aug. 1-5: T-storms, then sunny, chilly
Aug. 6-12: Rain, cool
Aug. 13-17: T-storms, then sunny, seasonable
Aug. 18-22: T-storms, warm
Aug. 23-31: Scattered t-storms, warm