Iowa weather: Windy and cool Tuesday with frost possible before the end of the week
Strong low pressure will continue to push over the Great Lakes bringing chances for light rain into this evening, and keeping strong winds around into tomorrow.
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Tuesday will feel a bit more raw with gusts over 35mph possible and temperatures in the mid-50s.
Drier air will continue to move in with this strong NW breeze, and as temperatures drop Wednesday and especially Thursday morning some of us will likely see our first frost of the season.
As weak high pressure rides the heels of the low that brought us rain, we'll see quite a bit of sunshine Wednesday/Thursday which should help temperatures to inch back into the upper 50s Wednesday and low 60s Thursday.
High pressure will then shift over the Great Lakes and make way for our next weather-maker moving in from the southwest.
How strong the area of high pressure will hold will dictate who will carry rain chances Friday through Sunday. Right now it looks like only those along the Missouri border will see much from this system.
Temperatures stick in the low 60s Friday/Saturday and middle 60s Sunday/Monday.
Models point to more rain chances early next week, but are far away from any kind of agreement on the track or timing of that system. For now we'll keep an eye on it until we get closer.
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Des Moines weather forecast
Today: Mostly sunny and windy. Chance of a brief shower in northern Iowa. High 67F. Winds shifting from S to WNW at 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear skies. Low 47F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 55F. Winds NW at 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low 37F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.