Forecast: Storms tonight, rain Sunday

It’s been another hot September day, and likely the last one for a while. Temperatures have been roughly the same as Friday’s.

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We’ve now had 133 consecutive days with highs of at least 70 degrees in Des Moines (thanks to the National Weather Service office in Johnston for the graphic below).

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Things change as a cold front drops through the state tonight and brings showers and thunderstorms along with it. Expect a much cooler Sunday.

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The images below show the progression of storms and showers across Iowa tonight through Sunday afternoon, along with the general rainfall amounts expected.

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We move into astronomical fall on Sunday morning, with high temperatures responding accordingly as the sun’s most direct rays cross the equator southbound.

Highs the next six days:

As we look at the extended outlook, it appears we’ll stick with above-average highs and below-average precipitation into the beginning of next month.

Your WHO 13 7-day forecast:

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