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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1043 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE STATE. THE CLOUD COVER HELPED KEEP TEMPERATURES
MILD...AS LOWS GENERALLY BOTTOMED OUT IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S
ACROSS IOWA. NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN
THE LOW 50S.  WINDS WERE MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 5
MPH.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY DRY ACROSS IOWA. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WERE YESTERDAY...PERHAPS A FEW
DEGREES COOLER...RISING TO THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S. DEWPOINTS
SHOULD ALSO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THURSDAY...REMAINING IN THE LOW
60S. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
MOST OF THE DAY.  PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE STATE TODAY.

MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN FAR EASTERN IOWA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MUCH OF THE STATE SHOULD BE DRY.

SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS IOWA...BEGINNING
SUNDAY MORNING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE.
SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
MUCH OF IOWA. AS OF NOW...THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD IS IN SOUTHWEST
IOWA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 80S
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST
REGARDING THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY.

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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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