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The gusty winds of Spring return Friday and help push us to near-record warmth.Interactive Radar | Weather AlertsHighs will top out in the upper 70s to low 80s across much of the state with mid 80s possible in far western Iowa.It may not be the most enjoyable warmup, however, as gusty winds up to 40mph will help us reach those higher temperatures. This is thanks to an elongated area of low pressure pushing into the state that'll bring in rain and storm chances late Friday, late Saturday, and Sunday.Chances at severe weather are low, though with the storms late Friday and Sunday we may see some brief hail-makers. Temperatures cool off as the area of low pressure pushes through driving our temperatures back into the 60s Saturday and mid to upper 40s Sunday and Monday.As the low departs late Sunday into Monday some of us will have the potential to even see some flakes of snow mixing in with our rain. Best chances for this will be through the northern 1/4 or so of the state. Winds pick up again Tuesday as another deep center of low-pressure approaches from the mountain west. This will bring in more chances for rain and even snow depending which track the low takes.At this point it's too far out to know specific details of the storm track, timing, and possible amounts as models are still not in agreement as to how it will play out. Temperatures do warm up though riding the strong winds with highs back in the mid 50s Tuesday and mid 60s Wednesday.Iowa weather forecastToday: Partly cloud with an isolated chance of showers and some isolated storms, especially south. Some could generate heavy downpours and large hail. High around 65F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.Tonight: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 55F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny. High near 80F. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph.Tomorrow night: clouds with slight chance for showers. Low 57F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.