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Weather Summary for Iowa
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
150 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024

Today:

Early this morning strong to severe thunderstorms along with brief
heavy rainfall are moving across the state. Temperatures ahead of the
line of storms remains in the 60s to around 70 while behind the line
temperatures have fallen back to the upper 50s to lower 60s. The
strongest storms are expected to cross through eastern Iowa by 11 am
with a few lingering showers and storms east of Interstate 35 through
mid afternoon. Winds are from the southeast at 15 to 25 mph ahead of
the line of storms, while behind the line winds are from the
northwest.

This afternoon will see breezy northwest winds behind the morning
storms and clouds will be on the decrease. The few lingering showers
and storms over eastern Iowa should exit the state by 4 to 5 pm. Highs
today will reach the mid to upper 60s northwest to the mid to upper
70s in the far southeast.

Tonight and beyond:

By tonight conditions will quiet down with light northwest winds
becoming variable by morning. Lows will drop to the mid 40s northwest
to the upper 40s to lower 50s in the east. Saturday will begin sunny,
but clouds will be on the increase during the afternoon hours ahead of
the next storm system. Saturday will be pleasant with afternoon highs
in the lower to mid 70s north to the mid 70s south. Later Saturday
evening another area of low pressure will spread rain and some
thunderstorms into southern Iowa. Lows Saturday night will dip to the
lower 50s north and around 60 in the south. A few stronger storms
are possible along with another round of moderate rainfall into
Sunday. The precipitation will linger Sunday night into Monday before
drier weather returns Monday night and Tuesday. Seasonal temperatures
in the 60s and 70s are expected through midweek next week. Dry
weather will return to the region by later Tuesday into Wednesday.

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