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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1134 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013


HOPEFULLY YOU ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SUNSHINE TODAY...BECAUSE THE
CLOUDS AND RAIN ARE COMING TO IOWA THIS WEEKEND. MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AND SUNSHINE GREETED IOWA THIS FRIDAY MORNING. LOW
TEMPERATURES WERE WELL BELOW NORMAL...AS THEY BOTTOMED OUT IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOW 50S ACROSS IOWA. FORT DODGE RECORDED A LOW OF 37
THIS MORNING...MASON CITY HAD A LOW OF 38...AND DES MOINES
MEASURED 51 DEGREES FOR THIS MORNING/S LOW TEMPERATURE. WINDS WERE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO PREVAIL ACROSS IOWA
THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S ACROSS THE STATE.

HEADING INTO THE EVENING HOURS...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.
STARTING FROM WEST TO EAST...WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE RAINFALL SPREAD
ACROSS IOWA AS WELL. AFTER SUNSET...LOCATIONS WEST OF FORT DODGE
SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR FIRST THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS WEEKEND. THE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE...ARRIVING IN THE DES MOINES AREA EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND
60S...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR IOWA ALL WEEKEND LONG...AND FOR MOST
OF MEMORIAL DAY AS WELL. BY MONDAY MORNING...MUCH OF IOWA IS
FORECAST TO RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. AND ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE MEMORIAL DAY AND TUESDAY. IF YOU HAVE
OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND...MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION
TO THE FORECAST EACH DAY. IT MAY ALSO BE WISE TO HAVE A BACK UP
PLAN IN PLACE IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED.

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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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