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Weather Summary for Iowa
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
434 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

Today:

Varied wintry precipitation moved into much of western and northern
Iowa overnight with rain, brief freezing rain, and snow occurring.
There were even some thunderstorms with the precipitation west.
Farther south and east it was dry for the time being, with partly
cloudy to cloudy conditions. Early morning temperatures varied from
the middle to upper 20s north to the lower to middle 40s in spots
south. Winds were generally northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

The wintry mix should transition to snow in most locations moving
through the morning commute. The snow may be intense at times with
very low visibilities and snow covered roads resulting in hazardous
travel conditions at times. One to four inches of snow may occur over
the northern half of the state with the higher end of that range
northeast.

The precipitation should exit heading into midday with at least some
clouds lingering through the afternoon. High temperatures should be
seasonally cool, no better than the 30s north to near 50 far
southeast.

Tonight and beyond:

There will be a brief break from precipitation tonight into early
Saturday, but another large system is expected to bring a prolonged
period with intermittent precipitation later Saturday through at least
Monday. The precipitation should initially begin as snow before
transitioning to a wintry mix and then rain by Sunday. Snow or a
wintry mix may linger over northern Iowa however where at least
several inches of accumulation may occur. Mainly showers and a few
thunderstorms will be in the forecast by Monday before dry weather
returns into the middle of next week.

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