Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
518 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT AS PATCHY MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS
PASSED THROUGH THE STATE.  THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION.  HIGH
PRESSURE WAS EXITING THE STATE ALLOWING EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES
TO RANGE FROM THE 30S EAST...WHERE THERE WAS PATCHY FROST...UP TO
THE 40S WEST.  WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE EAST...AND LIGHT
WESTERLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35.

TWO WEATHER REGIMES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK
STARTING WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE.  HIGHS TODAY WILL VARY FROM THE 60S EAST
TO 80S NORTHWEST...AND WARM EVEN FURTHER INTO THE 80S AND 90S BY
TUESDAY.  THESE READINGS WOULD REACH OR EXCEED RECORD HIGHS.
THE WIND AND VERY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

A WEAK FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE MIDWEST LATE TUESDAY RETURNING
TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONAL READINGS MORE TYPICAL FOR MID
MAY...HIGHS IN THE 70S OR LOWER 80S.  REMNANTS OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
LINGER THROUGH THE AREA TO END THE WORK WEEK WHICH WILL ALSO
GRADUALLY INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY BY LATE IN THE WEEK.

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