Hannah Messier
Meteorologist
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Hannah came from a military family and spent most of her childhood traveling the world. She grew up in Vermont, Texas, Alaska, Japan and South Dakota. Living in different climates sparked her interest in weather.
She studied Meteorology and Journalism at Iowa State University, where she produced the student-run television show Cy’s Eyes on the Skies. During the summer, she interned at KSFY in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
After graduation, Hannah forecasted for blizzards and severe weather as the Weekend Meteorologist at KDLT in Sioux Falls, SD. Hannah worked in Tallahassee from 2019 to 2021. She's excited to trade Atlantic hurricanes for Midwest blizzards.
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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Hannah Messier
The smell of pine trees, ready to decorate with lights and ornaments, is an iconic tradition to celebrate the season.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Hannah Messier
Temperatures today will only reach the mid to upper 20s with a few low 30s in the south.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 7:23 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
The scattered showers will move out of the region by noon, leaving behind a mostly cloudy sky with temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 8:47 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
Clouds are expected to build today with temperatures rising into the low to mid 50s.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 7:30 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll enjoy a mostly sunny sky today with highs warmer than the last few days, but still below normal, in the mid to upper 30s.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 9:07 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
Wind chills below zero are possible late this afternoon and evening in some spots thanks to windy conditions, winds over 30 will be possible at times.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 6:51 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
Overall, we’ll have a partly cloudy sky today with more clouds than sun expected.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 8:36 AM CST
|By Hannah Messier
Cold temperatures will stick around this afternoon with highs in the low to mid 30s along with isolated flurries and a mostly cloudy sky.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 6:52 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The clouds will gradually move east throughout the day and gradually clear throughout the afternoon, ushering in some sunshine to end the weekend.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 8:36 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The low will clear the region later today, allowing skies to slowly clear during the mid to late afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:48 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Temperatures today will rise into the mid-70s.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 7:03 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Highs today will rise into the mid-60s with only pockets of sunshine expected.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 8:24 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll enjoy a beautiful Saturday with temperatures in the 60s with a mostly sunny sky.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The Mississippi River is an Iowa treasure bordering the eastern side of the state from Lansing to Keokuk.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 7:31 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
While we’ll see lots of sunshine today, clouds and isolated to scattered showers and storms will move into the area late this afternoon and into the evening.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 6:23 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
It will be very warm outside today with highs in the upper 70s and 80s.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 10:33 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Dubuque hosted leaders from across the continent at this year’s Growing Sustainable Communities Conference.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 6:27 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Our Monday afternoon is also looking chilly with highs only climbing into the low 40s across most of the area with the upper 30s possible in our far northern counties.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 6:34 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Highs this afternoon will be cooler than yesterday in the low to mid-50s across Eastern Iowa with a partly cloudy sky.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 7:07 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
It will be a typical October Saturday with highs rising into the upper 50s and low 60s and a partly cloudy sky.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
This afternoon will be warmer than the last few days with highs in the low 70s across the region with a mostly sunny sky.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 7:04 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll enjoy a crisp fall day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60s.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 6:33 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll have plenty of sunshine today with temperatures rising into the low to mid-70s.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 6:26 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Sunday afternoon will be gorgeous with a mostly sunny sky and highs climbing into the low to mid-70s.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:32 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
It will be a picture-perfect afternoon with a mostly sunny sky and highs rising into the low to mid-70s.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 6:47 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll enjoy a partly cloudy sky this afternoon with cool temperatures in the 60s.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 6:06 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Sunshine will stick around for the entire day, allowing high temperatures to rise into the 70s.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 7:36 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’re waking up to clouds across Eastern Iowa along with temperatures in the 50s.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 8:50 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The First Alert Storm Team is watching for strong to severe storms that are possible Sunday evening and Sunday night.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 6:39 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Storms are expected to become strong to severe, with large hail, high winds, and tornadoes possible.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 7:16 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Storms are expected to continue this afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:27 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Clouds will gradually decrease throughout the day, and we’ll enjoy some sunshine by this evening with temperatures in the 70s over most of the region. The exception is Dubuque and along the Mississippi River, where scattered showers through the afternoon with gradual clearing this evening.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 7:28 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
This afternoon, isolated to scattered showers are still possible in the east and around the Dubuque area as a low-pressure system spins over the region.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 7:45 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
You might want to grab an umbrella before heading to the CyHawk game!
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Parts of Southeastern Iowa are predicting below-normal yields. They’ve seen a dry summer and harvest season is just around the corner.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Patchy fog is possible across our area Tuesday morning, along with a mostly cloudy sky.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We’ll wake up to clouds outside the window on Labor Day, but the clouds are expected to clear out in the afternoon, ushering in some sunshine.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Overnight lows will cool into the upper 50s and low 60s across the region. Isolated showers are also possible overnight.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 7:01 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Rain will continue to move through the area this morning and gradually travel east, lingering in the early afternoon.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 6:23 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
We could see isolated showers and storms this afternoon, with temperatures in the mid-80s.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The fog should clear by mid-morning leaving behind a mostly sunny sky, allowing temperatures to climb into the low 80s.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Clouds will gradually clear out of the area, and we should see some sunshine Sunday afternoon with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 6:06 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Clouds are expected to stay in the area throughout the day, with highs only reaching the upper 70s Monday afternoon
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Tomorrow’s highs will be cooler than today’s, only reaching the upper 70s and low 80s thanks to more cloud cover, however, we’ll still see plenty of sunshine mixed in with the clouds.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 6:35 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Isolated to scattered showers and storms will also continue into the evening.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 7:15 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Temperatures this afternoon will rise into the mid-90s with heat indexes over 100.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 6:18 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Clouds will gradually clear across the region today after the cold front that helped develop last night’s storms move to the east.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 6:22 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
The heat and humidity will turn into storms late this afternoon and continue into the overnight hours. Potential hazards with the storms include damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 6:22 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
Even though we’re starting Sunday with a gray sky, we’ll see some sunshine this afternoon with highs climbing into the low to mid-80s.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 6:23 AM CDT
|By Hannah Messier
This afternoon we’ll have a mostly cloudy sky with pockets of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid 80s.
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