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Iowa weather: Strong winds bring chilly mornings all week

Iowa weather: Strong winds bring chilly mornings all week
BE CHILLY OUTSIDE. WE’RE KIND OF AT THAT TIME OF YEAR TO WHERE RIGHT. THE EVENTS. THAT’S REALLY STARTING TO BE THE THEME OF THINGS. YOU KNOW, GET INSIDE FOR THAT WARMTH. YOU HAVE TO. YEAH. AND I MEAN, EVEN TODAY, TODAY WAS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THAT. I MEAN, YOU COULD BRAVE IT OUTSIDE. AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DID, BUT 40 MILE AN HOUR WINDS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S FOR MOST OF THE DAY, LOW 50S. YEAH. THAT WAS A LITTLE GROSS OUTSIDE. AND WE’RE GOING TO START TO BUILD OUR WAY BACK UP. BUT WE’VE GOT SOME COLD MORNINGS BEFORE WE DO THAT. TOMORROW MORNING. INCLUDED IN THAT AGAIN, WE’VE GOT THAT FROST ADVISORY OUT FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. YOU CAN SEE WHY OUR TEMPERATURES AS WE START THE DAY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. IN THE 20S, THEY COULD SEE A HARD FREEZE UP THERE. AFTERNOON. THOSE BUILD BACK INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. BUT BY THURSDAY MORNING, MORE WIDESPREAD COLD, MORE WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING AIR TO THE NORTH, WHERE WE’RE EXPECTING A FREEZE AND THEN FROST FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE AS WELL. AND IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH, HOW ABOUT YOUR WIND CHILLS DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE 20S? IT’S GOING TO BE CHILLY. YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO BUST OUT YOUR YOUR FAVORITE WINTER GEAR, I THINK 27 FOR FORT DODGE TOMORROW MORNING. METRO COMING IN AT 31 AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SEE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S AND 30S THURSDAY MORNING AS WELL. SO A COUPLE COLD MORNINGS THAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THROUGH HERE. BUT YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS AND THERE’S SOME GOOD ONES HERE. EVEN AFTER OUR COLD MORNINGS, WE’RE TALKING HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY BUILD TO 63 BY SUNDAY. SO PRETTY AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND WE’RE GOING TO HANG ON TO THAT FOR A BIT. BUT A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS ARE GOING TO ROLL THEIR WAY IN SUNDAY. CREEPING ON INTO TUESDAY. AND THAT’S GOING TO DROP THAT TEMPERATURE AGAIN BACK DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 50S BY NEXT WEDNESDAY. SO LOOKING AT YOUR HOUR BY HOUR, NOT GOING TO BE SEEING MUCH AS FAR AS CLOUDS ARE CONCERNED OR RAIN. YOU CAN SEE MUCH OF THAT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRESS OFF OVER THE GREAT LAKES. IT’S GOING TO TAKE THAT RAIN AND CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH IT. SO FOR US, WE’RE JUST LEFT WITH THAT STIFF NORTHWEST BREEZE. FOR ONE MORE DAY, THOUGH, IT WILL BE BACKING DOWN THROUGHOUT YOUR WEDNESDAY AND THEN AGAIN BY THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S AND CLEAR SKIES CONTINUE INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. SO WE DO HAVE SOME STUFF TO LOOK FORWARD TO. JUST PLAN ON IT BEING SEASONABLY COLD OUT THERE AS WE KICK OFF OUR MORNINGS, AND BY THE AFTERNOON, UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. WE’VE GOT THE SUNNY SKIES LOOKING AT A PRETTY BEAUTIFUL DAY. BESIDES JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE. 58 FOR THE METRO AMES THE SAME 60S THROUGH SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE, AND THAT GREAT BALL LIGHT IN THE SKY IS GOING TO BE WITH YOU ALL DAY LONG. THOSE TEMPERATURES PUSHING BACK TO 61 BY FRIDAY AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE A DEGREE OR TWO COLDER, BUT STILL SOME PRETTY DECENT FALL DAYS AHEAD, THOUGH IT WILL BE BREEZY FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY. WE’RE BACK TO 61 BY FRIDAY, AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. SOME FOLKS NOT MAKING IT OUT OF THE LOW 50S. HAMPTON AT 52, FOREST CITY 53. ALGONA COMING IN AT 55. BUT YOU’RE BACK INTO THE LOW 60S BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SO 37 IS WHAT WE’LL BE DROPPING DOWN TO TONIGHT. AGAIN, THAT BREEZE STARTS TO BACK DOWN FOR US AT EIGHT. DAY FORECAST THOUGH. AGAIN, SUNNY SKIES FOR A COUPLE DAYS HERE AND SOME CHILLY STARTS TO THE DAY FOR THE NEXT TRIO OF MORNINGS. BUT EVEN THAT TAKES A BACK SEAT TO A LITTLE BIT MORE MORNING WARMTH AS WE BUILD BACK INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING, AS THOSE CLOUDS ROLL IN, AND AS THAT NEXT SYSTEM ROLLS IN, MONDAY AND TUESDAY COULD BE A VERY RAINY STRETCH OF DAYS HERE. THAT TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO WARM UP. WE’RE RIDING A SOUTH BREEZE. IT KICKS US BACK TO 64 DEGREES. WE
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Updated: 10:31 PM CDT Oct 21, 2025
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Iowa weather: Strong winds bring chilly mornings all week
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Updated: 10:31 PM CDT Oct 21, 2025
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The winds Tuesday have been incredibly strong with some seeing gusts as strong as 49 mph in Spencer.Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | SkycamsWinds will take a bit of a dip Wednesday, though we'll likely still see gusts as strong as 25 to 30 mph.As the stout center of low pressure pushes further into the Great Lakes our winds will continue to relax into Wednesday night, and with weak high pressure nosing in we'll set the stage for our best chance for frost so far this season Thursday morning.Overnight lows will drop to the mid-30s both Wednesday and Thursday morning. With calmer winds Thursday morning, we'll have much better potential for widespread frost.The area of high pressure will linger keeping our skies sunny through the end of the workweek.A stout area of low pressure will move south of Iowa through Missouri, bringing rain chances mainly right along our southern border Sunday.Eyes then turn to a potent trough of low pressure that'll be moving in from the mountain west to start our workweek. Right now it looks to bring rain and very windy conditions. More details on any additional weather impacts will be fleshed out in the coming days as the models come into better agreement.Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 20 sites across the state.Iowa weather forecast: Today: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 55F. Winds NW at 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.Tonight: A mostly clear sky. Low 37F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 59F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow Night: Clear skies. Low around 36F. Winds light and variable.

The winds Tuesday have been incredibly strong with some seeing gusts as strong as 49 mph in Spencer.

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Winds will take a bit of a dip Wednesday, though we'll likely still see gusts as strong as 25 to 30 mph.

As the stout center of low pressure pushes further into the Great Lakes our winds will continue to relax into Wednesday night, and with weak high pressure nosing in we'll set the stage for our best chance for frost so far this season Thursday morning.

Overnight lows will drop to the mid-30s both Wednesday and Thursday morning. With calmer winds Thursday morning, we'll have much better potential for widespread frost.

The area of high pressure will linger keeping our skies sunny through the end of the workweek.

A stout area of low pressure will move south of Iowa through Missouri, bringing rain chances mainly right along our southern border Sunday.

Eyes then turn to a potent trough of low pressure that'll be moving in from the mountain west to start our workweek. Right now it looks to bring rain and very windy conditions. More details on any additional weather impacts will be fleshed out in the coming days as the models come into better agreement.

Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycams

Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 20 sites across the state.

Iowa weather forecast:

Today: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 55F. Winds NW at 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.

Tonight: A mostly clear sky. Low 37F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 59F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tomorrow Night: Clear skies. Low around 36F. Winds light and variable.

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