Last Week of Summer?!?

Well, maybe not as far as the weather is concerned. But, many students are heading back to school mid-week this week, or are beginning next week, thus this is their last week of summer. Monday was a nice day for the state, seeing highs in the 80s and only some gusty winds to hamper any outdoor activities. Today should see highs in the 80s throughout the state once again, with the winds a little lighter. Lows tonight should be within a degree or two of the 60-degree mark. The skies should stay clear to partly cloudy for Wednesday and Wednesday night, highs expected to be in the 80s once again. Lows overnight should be in the lower to mid 60s as southerly winds pump some increased moisture into the state.

This increased moisture looks to bring in the chance of thunderstorms beginning on Thursday, and continuing into Thursday night. These chances are still fairly small, with them isolated over eastern Iowa during the day Thursday. Thursday night the isolated showers and storms will be possible over mainly the central and eastern thirds of the state. A more widespread and greater chance of showers and thunderstorms are possible on Friday and Friday night as a cold front begins to move into the state. The severe weather chances with any of these thunderstorms risks is unknown at this time, but may be more defined with later updates.

Temperatures during the latter half of the week should be in the lower 80s on Thursday, with the cloudy skies. Overnight lows on Thursday in the mid 60s due to the increased moisture and cloudy skies. Friday's highs will range throughout the 80s across the state, the wider range due to any lingering cloud cover or otherwise sunshine. We enter the weekend with lows on Friday ranging from near 60 in the northwest to the upper 60s in southeast Iowa.