Regional Weather Summary Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1122 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE DAKOTAS SPREAD MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING WHILE THE SOUTH REMAINED
SUNNY. TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED NICELY INTO THE UPPER 50S
NORTHEAST TO UPPER 60S SOUTH AND WEST. WINDS WERE LIGHT IN THE
EAST BUT FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE WEST.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BRING IN
MUCH WARMER AIR FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. HIGHS TODAY WILL TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 60S EAST TO THE LOW 80S WEST. TUESDAY WILL BE THE
WARMEST DAY SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH HIGHS PUSHING THE UPPER 80S
EAST TO MID 90S WEST. 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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