DES MOINES, IA — Central Iowa could carry warmer-than-normal weather into the beginning of November, as a federal outlook favors above-average temperatures across the state during Oct. 26–Nov. 1. Around Des Moines and surrounding Polk County communities, the longer-range signal follows a week expected to feature sunshine and afternoon temperatures climbing into the middle 70s.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the eight- to 14-day outlook issued Sunday, Oct. 18, places Iowa within a broad area favoring above-normal average temperatures during Oct. 26–Nov. 1. The warmth signal extends across much of the Midwest and central United States, although probability levels vary by region.
Iowa’s Warmth Signal Extends Into November Central Iowa, including Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale and Altoona, falls within an area showing approximately a 60%–70% probability of above-normal temperatures…