Partly cloudy skies continue tonight and it will be on the chilly side with temperatures dropping into the 30s. Some areas could start tomorrow morning with some patchy frost. Other than that, it looks like a pretty nice day to kick off the weekend. Highs tomorrow will climb into the middle to upper 50s with plenty of sunshine. Sunday may prove to be a little cloudier but it still looks mostly dry. I can't rule out a spotty shower or two and temperatures remain in the middle 50s.
It looks like another cold front arrives next Tuesday with the chance of some rain but perhaps more importantly it will usher in a significant chill for Thanksgiving Day. Highs by Wednesday and Thursday look to be only in the 40s with lows dipping to freezing or below Thanksgiving morning. By the way, a few snowflakes are not impossible for the holiday also!
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy, dry
and chilly. Patchy
frost overnight
Low 38 degrees
TOMORROW
Plenty of sunshine
and milder.
High 56 degrees
NASA Image Unveiling-Drake Planetarium
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 celebrates the 400th anniversary of
Galileo turning a telescope to the heavens. NASA's Great Observatories (Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer) represent the achievements of astronomy four centuries later and are honoring
this legacy with a spectacular national image unveiling. This is a composite image of all three Space Observatories. The entire story is in our weather video player on the front page.
http://www.drakeplanetarium.org/
7th Coldest October Ever!
The Midwest experienced much below average temperatures, with the western part of the region (Iowa) experiencing average temperatures as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit below normal and the eastern parts of the region experiencing average temperatures two degrees below normal. 1485 low maximum and 198 low minimum temperature records were set or tied. Precipitation was heavy: Out of 965 stations, 192 recorded their wettest October on record, and precipitation was as high as 400 percent above normal in the southern part of the region. The cool and wet temperatures contributed to the late harvest of soybean and corn crops.
Your Watershed Address
Watersheds are areas of land in which all water drains into a common body of water. Because water does not obey political boundaries, watershed maps can cross county, state and even national lines. The size of a watershed can vary, but all bodies of water have one. You can think of watersheds like pieces of a puzzle; each one is part of a larger watershed “picture.”
The Mississippi River Watershed is made up of several smaller watersheds, including the Missouri River, Arkansas/White River, Red River, Upper Mississippi, Ohio/Tennessee River and Lower Mississippi River Watersheds – all of which are made up of even smaller watersheds. Anytime a raindrop falls in Iowa, eastern Montana or even western Pennsylvania, that raindrop could end up in the Mississippi River – and eventually the Gulf of Mexico!
Viewer Tip: Do you know your watershed address?
- Surf your watershed: Enter your zip code to find out which watershed you live in. http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm.
- Explore your watershed: Take a walk or hike in your community and observe which way water travels. Watershed boundaries are usually the highest points of land from which water flows downhill. Where does rain water end up after it hits the ground? Where does your local stream or river lead?
