• Drought conditions expanding in the state
• Popcorn thunderstorms; what does a crop need to survive?
• Recap of Meteorological Spring
• Anomalous areas of the state
• How dust devils differ from tornadoes
• The most destructive tornado in history
• Record high and low temperatures for this day in history

• Air quality and wildfire smoke
• Justin grows dahlias to enter into the Iowa State Fair! (but he doesn't like tomatoes)
• The potential impact of temperatures below 50 on tomato plants.
• Weekly precipitation and temperatures.
• Synoptic and Meso scales of storm development and movement
• Thunderstorms and Surface Heat.

• Intro and notable weather and climate history
• Cut-off-lows and Omega Blocks
• Thunderstorms and lessening of drought
• What is the weather forecast for Iowa?
• How wildfire smoke impacts crop growth
• Why do birds show up on radar?
• Will hail always fall or will it melt?

• Intro to this week's weather events
• Thunderstorms around the omega block
• Hail events in Iowa
• Hail impacts on field crops
• What we see on radar and radar artifacts
• Migratory birds moving through Iowa

• What's going on with the weather?
• Dust Storms in the midwest
• The Dust Bowl and how field practices changed
• What is the forecast for the coming week?
• Date of frost in the state
• Dry time counterintuitively is better than wet

If you were a drought, what would be excellent for you? Alternatively, would you rather be a Haboob or El Niño? Also, we learn that Dr. Glisan has a penchant for eating crabapples!

An AI-generated summary of our conversation:

• What is a cold snap?
• Weather Forecast for the coming week.
• Seasonal outlooks for the midwest.
• How deep is the soil moisture in northwestern Iowa?
• Specialty crops and windy weather.

• "The wonders of numerical forecasting"
• A look at the long-term weather forecast
• Cloud to Cloud lightning
• Data from the Climate Prediction Center
• Quantitative precipitation forecasts
• The Synoptic Pattern
• Does moisture lead to lower chance of frost?
• Sling Psychrometers

Show notes

After a cool, dry March, mid-April is hotter than average! The air is very dry though so it's a dry heat, lol. Climate models are pointing towards summer in Iowa being wetter than the past few years. Will Justin be able to keep his tee time this weekend, or just have to settle for tea time?

Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Aon4SeiKwdqJoHhAXNzdr-FJ4ollh-AvI9PVKfC0pxo/edit?usp=sharing

A look back at meteorological winter, and a look ahead at the coming spring. Also, what the end of three years of La Niña and a return to ENSO neutral conditions might mean for this coming growing season.