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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
000 AWUS83 KDMX 170853 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-171300- Weather Summary for Iowa National Weather Service Des Moines IA 353 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Today: Rain showers continue to linger early this morning over portions of northern into central Iowa with a few thunderstorms also remaining near the Iowa/Illinois/Wisconsin border. Temperatures as of 330 AM ranged from the mid 40s far northwest Iowa to the mid 60s in far southeast Iowa. Winds out of the west to northwest in west to central Iowa and out of the south to southwest over eastern Iowa remain gusty early this morning with gusts up to 40 mph. Any lingering rain showers east to northeast will gradually come to an end this morning into midday but cloud cover will linger through the morning hours before gradual clearing occurs west to east this afternoon. Any clearing will be fairly brief, however, with additional cloud cover moving in tonight. High temperatures today will mainly be in the 60s, a few spots south look to climb into the low 70s. The breezy to gusty winds will remain through a good portion of the day before decreasing southwest to northeast later this afternoon into tonight. Tonight and beyond: As mentioned above, cloud cover increases again tonight with winds also picking up again in the southwest during the early morning hours Thursday. Rain showers and a few thunderstorms will also return to the forecast late tonight through the day Thursday. Thunderstorm chances are highest over southern Iowa during the overnight to early morning hours Thursday with rain showers expected further north in central to northern Iowa. A few stronger storms could have some small hail or gusty winds southwest to south late tonight into the early overnight hours Thursday, but the chances for severe weather in Iowa are low tonight. Cooler temperatures are expected Thursday into this weekend with highs generally in the 50s and lows falling into the upper 20s to 30s Friday through Sunday mornings. This may introduce some frost/freeze concerns for any sensitive plants. $$
