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Weather Summary for Iowa
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
348 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

Today:

Some clouds are already returning to the region early today. Winds
are light south southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures are in the
mid 50s north to the upper 50s in the southeast.

Today will be partly sunny and milder with afternoon highs in the
mid to upper 70s north while central to southern areas will see
highs near near 80. Winds will increase to the south southeast at 10
to 20 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the northwest. It will feel a
bit more summerlike in the afternoon as moisture begins to return to
the region into the evening hours.

Tonight and beyond:

Tonight an approaching area of low pressure will bring showers and
thunderstorms back into the state by late evening in the west. A
line of strong to severe storms will be possible, gradually
weakening overnight. Some of the storms may bring strong winds and a
few tornadoes to the region overnight. Rainfall of an inch or more
is also possible in some of the stronger storms. Lows will dip to
the 50s to lower 60s. After the storms pull east Friday, highs will
recover to the upper 60s northwest to the mid 70s southeast. Friday
afternoon will be dry and dry conditions will remain into Saturday.
Late Saturday evening another area of low pressure will spread rain
and some thunderstorms into southern Iowa by late evening. A few
stronger storms are possible along with another round of rainfall.
The precipitation will linger Sunday into Monday before drier
weather returns Monday night and Tuesday. Seasonal temperatures in
the 60s and 70s are expected through midweek next week.

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