Iowa weather: Cool temperatures continue with some rain chances
More clouds than sun across the state today with a few spotty, light rain showers keeping things cool.
More clouds than sun across the state today with a few spotty, light rain showers keeping things cool.
More clouds than sun across the state today with a few spotty, light rain showers keeping things cool.
We are sticking with the clouds and cool temps for the rest of the evening and overnight.
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Southerly flow aloft has brought back the moisture in mid and upper levels which is a textbook set up for stubborn clouds through tonight and into Sunday. Temperatures overnight will not drop very much due to the cloud blanket, so expect lows to stay in the 50s and mid to upper 40s over the state.
Sunday will bring more clouds and a few showers into the morning, but we lose the rain chance and add some sun in the afternoon. There should be enough thinning of the clouds to climb highs into the 60s. The clouds won't completely clear the state into the new work week. Monday will still feature mostly cloudy skies with additional isolated showers possible as the next system approaches. A cold front will pass over Tuesday that will cause some steady showers for most of the day.
Showers will try to hold on for some of Wednesday as well, but the stronger winds will return midweek. Gusts are looking to range between 20 to 30 mph. Temperatures will stay cool all week long with highs in the 50s. Expect 40s for lows until Thursday morning when 30s return. Most of the state will stay above freezing with the chance for some low 30s to the north. We could see some patchy frost as we get closer to the end of next week. Beggars' night and Halloween are looking dry and chilly with low 50s and 40s for the trick or treaters.
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Des Moines weather forecast
Today: Mainly cloudy. An isolated shower in the late afternoon or evening. High 59F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy. An isolated shower possible. Low 45F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow: A shower possible early, then partly cloudy. High 65F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low around 47F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.