Windy Day!

After the cold front passes through, northwesterly winds are on the increase with speeds approaching and potentially exceeding 40 mph this afternoon. A large portion of the state is under a wind advisory for this reason, as winds won't subside below advisory criteria until later tonight. As for high temperatures today, they'll likely range from near 70 in the north to the near 80 in the southeast. A few isolated showers/thunderstorms may occur this afternoon/evening across the northern third of the state as dynamics wrap around the low pressure system in MN/WI. A few of these storms may last into the nighttime hours over northeast Iowa; but otherwise mostly to partly cloudy skies across the state will lead to lows in the mid to upper 50s throughout.

A shower or two may linger in eastern Iowa on Sunday, but otherwise partly cloudy skies will yield highs in the mid to upper 70s across the state. Winds will still be gusty out of the northwest, ranging from 15-25 mph. Sunday night lows in the 50s throughout the state under clearing skies and subsiding winds.

We'll see highs on the increase for the first half of next week, reaching the lower to mid 80s by Wednesday ahead of the next potential storm system. Lows will also be on the rise, coming out of those 50s and be into the 60s throughout the state by Tuesday night as moisture also looks to increase. With warming and moistening air, that will likely mean an increase in the chance of thunderstorms over the state. It looks like the first chance will come up on Wednesday and Wednesday night, more details in later updates.