Midwest Weather
Partner & Forecaster
Midwest Weather is an independent, Iowa-based forecasting outlet and a forecasting partner of ZoneWatch, launched by Lane Ingle-Shaw in 2020. Forecasting from Linn County in eastern Iowa, he covers the storms that define the Corn Belt: blizzards and winter storms, severe weather and tornado outbreaks, heat waves, and flooding. Six years in, his forecasts reach an audience of more than 80,000 that stretches from Kansas and Nebraska east to Indiana and Michigan, with a focus on telling Midwest communities what a system will actually do where they live rather than what it might do somewhere in the region.
- Founder of Midwest Weather (est. 2020), based in Linn County, Iowa
- Followed by 80,000+ readers from Kansas and Nebraska to Indiana and Michigan
- Six years forecasting Iowa and Corn Belt weather
- Covers blizzards, winter storms, and severe weather outbreaks
- Tracks regional heat waves and flooding
Articles by Midwest Weather
What Is a Derecho? The Inland Windstorm That Hits Like a Hurricane
Straight-line winds can do hurricane damage hundreds of miles inland. Here is what makes a storm a derecho, and how much warning you get.
Midwest · August 14, 2026 · 6 min
Extreme Heat Safety: The Quiet Killer of Midwest Summers
Heat does not look dangerous the way a storm does, which is exactly why it kills more people in an average year than any other weather.
Midwest · July 24, 2026 · 10 min