Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
913 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013

COLD...CANADIAN AIR THAT MOVED IN OVERNIGHT HELPED KEEP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS IOWA. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES MAINLY TOPPED OUT IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S ACROSS
THE STATE. DES MOINES HAD A HIGH OF 59...WATERLOO AND MASON CITY
REACHED 56 DEGREES...AND LAMONI MEASURED 59 DEGREES SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WERE ON THE STRONG SIDE ALL DAY LONG...BLOWING
FROM THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY
REACHING 40 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS...HOWEVER...WILL DROP DOWN
TO AROUND 5 MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING.

SPEAKING OF SUNDAY MORNING...NEAR RECORD LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOW 30S ARE EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA AND MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST FOR
SUNDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH THE UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES
THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF FROST OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN IOWA. ELSEWHERE PATCHY FROST IS LIKELY DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. IF YOU HAVE PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER
VEGETATION OUTDOORS...YOU MAY WANT TO BRING THEM INSIDE OR COVER
THEM...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN
IOWA.

SUNSHINE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST FOR
SUNDAY. IN FACT...THERE MAY NOT ME A SINGLE CLOUD IN THE SKY OVER
IOWA FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
MIDDLE 50S AND LOW 60S FOR THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE
MUCH LIGHTER THAN THEY WERE ON SATURDAY...BLOWING FROM THE
NORTHWEST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT...A NEAR RECORD BREAKING WARMING TREND IS
EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE IN DES
MOINES FOR THIS TUESDAY IS 93. WE MAY COME CLOSE TO BREAKING THAT
RECORD. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST
FOR THE MIDDLE TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

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