Morning Thunderstorms

Waking up to thunderstorms over central Iowa this morning, with some severe weather occurring overnight near Waterloo. Several clusters of thunderstorms, with a couple of strong storms scattered throughout the line that stretches from Minneapolis to Missouri. These storms are actually moving southwestward, thus areas of central Iowa and western Iowa can expect these thunderstorms to move through their area as we head through the morning hours.

These thunderstorms will likely only come through with some rumbles of thunder and gusty winds for the most part. However some of the stronger cells may be capable of some higher wind gusts near 40 mph and small hail, along with the threat for frequent lightning as well. RAGBRAI riders may experience some of these thunderstorms on their ride from Spencer to Humboldt today, hopefully they are being told of the threat that they may encounter as these storms enter their area.

Despite the morning thunderstorms, skies should clear off by the afternoon hours and enable to the temperature to rise up into the 80s throughout the state. Eastern Iowa may likely see sunshine earlier as the storms have already moved west of their area. Through mid-week this week it looks to be clear skies for the most part across the state, temperatures ranging from the mid 80s to the lower 90s for highs and nighttime temperatures fairly comfortable in the mid to upper 60s.