Thunderstorms?!?

A cold frontal passage today will bring thunderstorm chances to a large portion of the state today. Some of these thunderstorms may be able to bring gusty winds, and small hail; however, these look to be few and far between. The SPC has only slated a 'See Text' for some portions of the state, meaning that the risk is fairly low. A small portion of northern Iowa is under a slight risk, meaning that we may see a storm or two become severe this afternoon/evening with marginally severe hail or damaging winds. Thunderstorms should continue to expand south and east through the nighttime hours, leaving central Iowa in the likely category for thunderstorms tonight. Storms may linger over the southeastern half of Iowa during the morning tomorrow, but give way to only afternoon cloudiness. The remainder of the weekend should be dry over the state...

Weekend temperatures should be quite seasonal, with highs today in the 80s throughout. Lows tonight will range significantly, depending on if you are ahead of the cold front to see the humid conditions continue or behind the cold front with clear skies. Upper 60s in southeast Iowa, with mid to upper 50s in northwest Iowa behind the front, this leaving the remainder of the state with lower to mid 60s. Saturday's highs should be in the lower to mid 80s from north to south across the state, with partly cloudy skies. Sunday's highs should range from the upper 70s to mid 80s from northeast to southwest, once again under partly cloudy skies. Lows for the weekend should range from the lower 50s to upper 50s, on a roughly north to south basis.

The next update to the blog will come from my apartment in Ames, IA as college starts back up on Monday. More information on semester 7 of 8 in the next update as well...