Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
909 AWUS83 KDMX 081005 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-081415- Weather Summary for Iowa National Weather Service Des Moines IA 405 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024 Today: Patchy fog has developed in some of the valley areas of Iowa early this Friday morning. The thicker fog is reported in eastern Iowa from near Monticello to Vinton to Oelwein. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s east with upper 30s to lower 40s in the west. Winds are light west southwest this morning and are already bringing in some milder air to the region. This afternoon high pressure will continue to exit the region while an area of low pressure over the southwest slowly edges toward Iowa tonight and Saturday. Highs today will reach the mid 50s to around 60 over all of Iowa. Winds will swing around to the east northeast during the afternoon hours and remain light. Clouds will be on the increase as well by afternoon into the evening hours. Tonight and beyond: Clouds will overspread the region tonight with showers already entering southwest Iowa after midnight. By early Saturday morning, a shield of showers will build northeast across the remainder of the state by early to mid afternoon. Tomorrow will be very cool with afternoon highs only reaching the mid to upper 40s north to the lower to mid 50s south. With easterly winds and periods of showers, a November chill will be in the air. The showers will become more scattered after sunset in the south while northwest to northern sections of Iowa will continue to see showers overnight. By Sunday, only lingering showers are anticipated in the north before the system pulls away. Later Sunday, some breaks in the clouds and a little sunshine is anticipated toward evening. Lows Saturday night will fall to the lower to mid 40s while highs Sunday will reach the lower to mid 50s. Finally, on Veterans Day some sunshine mixed with clouds will allow for afternoon highs to reach the upper 40s north to the upper 50s southeast. An additional chance for some rainfall will arrive Tuesday night and Wednesday. Highs most of next week will remain in the 40s to 50s with lows in the upper 20s to mid 40s. $$ REV