Iowa weather: Rain and snow for some before thunderstorms tonight
The southeast winds will pick up through the day Tuesday as the area of low pressure pushes towards us from the west.
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This will bring rain chances over most of the state with some areas even seeing some snow. The accumulations will be little to none since we will have above freezing ground temps, but still some flakes will be expected in northern/northwestern Iowa. All light rain chances in central and southern Iowa. The storm chances won’t return until we get deeper into the night.
After 10 p.m. will be the best chance for southwestern Iowa to see storms tonight. They will push into central Iowa around midnight to 3 a.m. and then continue to push out east between 3 to 6. These still have a high chance of waking us up in the middle of the night, but the severe weather threat has decreased since the forecast yesterday morning. There will still be a chance for a few severe thunderstorms producing some larger hailstones. However, the strong wind threat has been bumped down even more. The tornado threat is still very unlikely for Iowa. States to the south will not be as lucky with all modes of severe weather expected over areas like Kansas, Oklahoma, and even western Missouri tonight.
The winds will shift from the southwest for Wednesday as the storm and rain chances diminish through the morning. We will stay windy through mid-week with highs in the 60s before dropping for Thursday and Friday. We calm down for Thursday and even have a good chance at some sun before some isolated rain chances return Friday. The better chance will return Friday night and into the first half of the weekend.
Iowa weather forecast
Today: Clouds increase and winds get gusty. Storms likely late Tuesday night. High 53F. Winds SE at 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
Tonight: Windy with showers in the evening. Thunderstorms developing overnight. Slight chance for severe wind and hail possible. Low 48F. Winds SE at 20 to 30 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies with gusty winds. A few showers possible in the morning. High 67F. Winds shifting from SE to W at 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Low 36F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph.