One last mild day...

After a surge of warm air came into the state early Sunday morning it has left us with temperatures that have been above normal and felt pretty good for this time of year. Today looks to be the last day with those conditions with the highs ranging from the mid 60s to near 60 across the state. Lows tonight will represent the movement of the cold air into the state nicely, mid 30s in the northwest to the mid 40s in southeast Iowa. This colder air should be in place pretty well by tomorrow, highs ranging from the upper 40s to the mid 50s from northwest to southeast as well.

The latter portion of the week will feature highs in the mid to upper 40s on Thursday, warming slightly to the mid 40s to mid 50s as warm air beings to move into the Missouri valley. Lows will drop below freezing for a significant portion of the night on Wednesday & Thursday, with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Friday night has lows warming slightly as the warm air continues from the south, upper 20s to mid 30s over the state.

Wondering when that first good snow storm is going to be? Well a rough look ahead at weather models indicate that another cold shot of air is going to make its' way into the state midweek next week. Hard to say whether or not this will give anybody some flakes, for the most part the cold air is behind the system and thus not much for precip. A long shot may put our first snowfall for a majority of the state in the Nov. 25 to Nov. 28 range. Keep in mind that this is a very rough forecast, but I'll keep an eye on things to see how they progress as the possible event nears.