Iowa weather: Sunnier weather returns before more cold wind
Besides some sporadic flurries falling out of the remaining clouds this afternoon, skies have been quieter after last night's snowfall.
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More than 1 inch of snow fell across most of central Iowa early Monday, causing dozens of crashes, spin-outs and other traffic issues.
The snow tapered off in the metro around 9 a.m. Just one school district reported a late start Monday to vlog — Manson-NW Webster Schools, which had a 2-hour delay. Check here for closing and delays.
Just some passing clouds are expected at times tonight, and temperatures will remain chilly. Most of Iowa will drop into the teens by daybreak Tuesday.
A good amount of today's snow should disappear tomorrow, thanks to sunny skies and temperatures creeping into the low/mid-30s by afternoon. Winds will be a little breezy, gusting up around 25 mph, but that breeze will be out of the southwest.
The cold winds rush back in Wednesday.
A trough in the upper atmosphere dropping out of Canada will guide a cold front and some wind into Iowa by Wednesday afternoon. The Des Moines area should briefly top 40°, then northwest winds will gust up to 40 mph at times, eventually driving temperatures down to around 10° by Thursday morning.
Enough wind will remain into sunrise Thursday that subzero wind chills are likely from about I-80 northward. Northern Iowa could feel as cold as -15° early Thursday.
After that, we warm up into the coming weekend! Highs in the 40s to 50° are on track for this Saturday and Sunday.
Des Moines weather
Today: Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. Cold. High around 25F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: A few clouds from time to time. Cold. Low 13F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow: Sunny along with a few clouds. High around 36F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 28F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
