Beautiful Football & Weekend Forecast

Iowa State begins its' football season tonight against Kent State here in Ames, IA. The forecast for the game should be nearly perfect with temperatures near 70 and winds fairly light. The rest of the night should feature lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s and some foggy conditions by morning in lower lying areas. Friday will warm up slightly once again, highs ranging from the upper 70s in northeast Iowa to the mid 80s throughout western Iowa. Some moisture will also be returning to the state, not allowing the lows to slip quite as much at night. Friday night lows should range from the mid 50s to near 60 in the west.

The weekend forecast is just as good if not better than the past couple of days. We'll stay dry throughout the whole weekend with highs in the low to mid 80s on Saturday, warming a few degrees on Sunday with ranges from the mid to upper 80s. Lows will also be warmer with a little more moisture in the air; upper 50s to mid 60s throughout. Finally the Labor Day forecast will continue the streak of warmer weather. Highs in the mid 80s to near 90 from northeast to southwest; lows in the lower to mid 60s.