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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
523 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

SKIES REMAINED CLEAR ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES FELL WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH PREDAWN READINGS IN THE
UPPER 30S NORTH TO THE 40S SOUTH. A FEW READINGS WERE AROUND 50
OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST...AS WELL AS IN THE METRO DES
MOINES AREA. WINDS WERE LIGHT EASTERLY THROUGH THE NIGHT AR 5 MPH
OR LESS IN MOST AREAS.

HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM LAKE SUPERIOR INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS
WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN U.S. WILL PROGRESS VERY SLOWLY EAST ACROSS
THE U.S. OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 10 DAYS.

THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING PAR LY SUNNY SKIES AND COOL
TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF IOWA AND AREAS EAST TODAY. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE OVER WESTERN IOWA AND AREAS WEST WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN
SPREADING AS FAR EAST AS WESTERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON.

AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST...THE WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL
U.S. WILL BE DETERIORATE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW...THE WET
WEATHER WILL BE WITH US THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

TEMPERATES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND. BY SUNDAY AND
MONDAY IT WILL BE WARM AND MORE HUMID WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES BY THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES WILL DISCONTINUE THE
ISSUANCE OF THE 920 PM REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY EFFECTIVE
JUNE 15 2013.  AFTER THAT DATE...THE REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
WILL ONLY BE ISSUED AROUND 500 AM...1100 AM... AND 500 PM.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
EMAIL /IN ALL LOWERCASE/ JEFF.JOHNSON...AT SYMBOL...NOAA.GOV OR
CALL 515.270.4501 EXTENSION 726.


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