Rain's Already Away

Although forecasts indicated that Gustav may have kept some rain into eastern Iowa tonight, the rain from the remnants is already in eastern Illinois. Gustav moved quicker to the northeast than models had forecasted, thus leaving the state with less rain and a shorter time period in which it fell. Total rainfall amounts ranged from a few hundredths in central Iowa to over 2 inches in areas like Keokuk, Fort Madison, and the Quad Cities. With the cloud cover also moving out quicker than expected, lows tonight will likely range from the mid 40s to lower 50s from northwest to the southeast, however, a majority of the state will be in the 40s.

The weekend will be a mix of mostly cloudy skies, and isolated showers. Skies should be mostly cloudy across the state, with the mix of showers coming in mainly Saturday night into Sunday. Highs on Saturday should be in the lower 70s throughout the state, with lows overnight dropping into the upper 40s to mid 50s from northwest to southeast. Sunday's highs will vary from northwest to southeast once again, as the trough moves into the state, allowing another cool down in the temperatures. Highs in the mid 60s for northwest Iowa, lower 70s for north-central and northeast Iowa, and lower to mid 70s across the southern half of the state. Overnight lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s from mainly northwest to southeast.

As mentioned, small chances for showers will be in the forecast for much of the weekend. The best chance does look to be for Saturday night, however, don't be surprised to see isolated showers across the state at any time during the weekend.

Look for the forecasts for both the Iowa State and Iowa home football games this weekend in tomorrow's update.