Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
057 AWUS83 KDMX 041034 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-041445- Weather Summary for Iowa National Weather Service Des Moines IA 434 AM CST Wed Dec 4 2024 Today: A boundary moved into central Iowa overnight with steady to rising temperatures occurring in the wake of the boundary. The coolest temperatures at 4 am this morning were across east central and northeast Iowa with reading in the low to mid 20s. The warmest temperatures were in west central Iowa where temperatures have risen into the mid 30s. The wind was from the southwest over the east an westerly elsewhere. Wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph were common. A strong cold front will move through Iowa today and will bring sharply falling temperatures to the state. Very strong winds are also expected as northwest winds increase to 25 to 35 mph with wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. The strongest winds will be over northern Iowa. A few rain or snow showers are also possible with the light snow accumulations possible across northeast Iowa. Tonight and beyond: The strong winds will persist into this evening before diminishing. Despite the diminishing winds, wind chill values are forecast to drop into the 5 below to 15 below range by early Thursday morning. Thursday will remain cold with highs in the teens and 20s. A warming trend will follow for Friday and into the weekend. High temperatures are expected to be in the 40s on Saturday and in the 40s and 50s on Sunday. && The Weather Summary for Iowa product (RWS) will be discontinued on December 31st, 2024. A resource document has been created to aid users in this transition and is available at: https://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/RWSResources.pdf $$