Rain, Rain, It's Not Going Away!

Or at least its' not going to until this weekend, which for most of the people in Iowa is all they are going to ask for! For the third weekend in a row on Sunday it rained and rained over a majority of the state. The rain has continued throughout the day today, with cloudy and misty conditions prevailing otherwise. Currently a band of light rain over eastern Iowa, some scattered showers over central Iowa and some moderate showers over northwest Iowa as well. This rain should continue over much of the state, especially the northern two-thirds. Lows tonight with cloud cover and mist/fog conditions should range from the mid 40s in northwest Iowa the the lower 50s over much of eastern Iowa.

Expect the rain to move out of the state for the most part by tomorrow afternoon, northern Iowa and especially northeast Iowa will see lingering showers in the morning. Highs from the mid 50s in northwest Iowa to the mid 60s in southeast Iowa; around 60 for all the places in between. Tuesday night will probably hold the only 12 hour stretch where there is not rain over some portion of the state. Lows during this 'dry' period in the mid to upper 40s across the entire state.

This dry period doesn't last long with showers & thunderstorms moving into the western and south-central portions of the state by the afternoon. Overspreading the entire state by nightfall on Wednesday and should continue for a majority of the state into Thursday. By Thursday night the showers should continue to move off with the low pressure system, leaving only the northeastern half of the state with lingering precip. Clouds and some sprinkles may continue to stick around the area for Friday as well, before finally clearing off and becoming dry in time for the weekend. As for temperatures during the latter half of the week, highs on Wednesday & Thursday will see near 60 in northwest to the lower 70s in the southeast. Lows in the lower and mid 50s on Wednesday night; mid to upper 40s for Thursday night. Friday won't be bad at all to begin the weekend, lower 60s for the northern third with mid and some upper 60s for the rest of the state.

The thunderstorms that are possible on Wednesday & Thursday are not currently outlooked for severe weather, however some areas in the vicinity of the state are. Thus later updates may call for the threat of severe weather as dependent on path of the next system...