DES MOINES, Iowa — Sunday morning lows were a bit milder than yesterday, but we did have some fog to contend with, especially in southwest Iowa. The temperature curve matched Saturday’s until about 11 a.m., when the extra sunshine warmed us up. Your weather timeline takes you into Tuesday below.
Lows Sunday night will remain mild and above our average high of 36 this time of year. Monday will be cloudier but warmer. Tuesday may again bring us a little morning fog before breezes pick up and give us the warmest day of the week. We may see a few sprinkles or light showers on Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning. Wednesday will be sunny and, again, a breezy day.
Changes come our way on Thursday as a cold front moves through Iowa and drops our temperatures. The image above is from the output of the European computer model’s ensemble. The two circled areas indicate that most of the member models give us snow chances both Friday and Saturday. At this point, the snowfall doesn’t look heavy, but it could affect travel. The European model’s output is below.
Upcoming highs above, and our warm-then-cool 7-day outlooks below. The warmth signal isn’t as strong as it has been in the extended forecasts below, but we do look to stay at least a bit above average…