Iowa weather: A record-breaking temperature day before more rain Saturday
Sunny skies and gusty south winds will bring near record warmth across the state today. Big changes roll in this weekend with storm chances and much cooler temperatures.
Sunny skies and gusty south winds will bring near record warmth across the state today. Big changes roll in this weekend with storm chances and much cooler temperatures.
Sunny skies and gusty south winds will bring near record warmth across the state today. Big changes roll in this weekend with storm chances and much cooler temperatures.
Today has been very warm with strong winds blowing all day out of the southwest.
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Ames and Algona have already seen records fall, while Marshalltown has matched its record-high of 81 degrees set back in 1968.
Gusts have been upwards of 50 MPH for some. We will continue to stay windy and warm through the early evening hours tonight. Clouds increase will overnight into tomorrow morning and much of the day will be cloudy for Saturday.
Most of Saturday will be dry, but more showers and storms roll into the state towards evening hours on Saturday. Wet weather sticks around for us overnight Saturday into Sunday AM. Our temperatures stay cooler on Sunday with leftover showers.
The breeze will stay with us all weekend long. Except – winds will be out of the Northwest Sunday promoting a cooler afternoon, hence the 40s. We get a break Monday and then we head into next week with temperatures closer to normal, with a few rain chances returning by midweek.
Des Moines forecast
Today: Windy with lots of sunshine. High around 81F. Winds SSW at 25 to 35 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy and windy during the evening. Cloudy with diminishing winds overnight. Low 59F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a few spotty showers late in the day. High 70F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow night: Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms later on. Low near 42F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday: A few showers early with overcast skies later in the day. High 45F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.