It’s been a fantastic weekend across central Iowa, with temperatures cooling and dewpoints dropping into the 50’s. The respite from the rain has been welcome, especially in flood-ravaged areas. Monday will continue the cool and mostly dry trend, with only a few spotty showers expected in the afternoon and evening.
On Tuesday, all of that changes as dewpoints and temperatures rise and help to fuel two rounds of storms, one early and one late. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the viewing area in a slight risk of severe weather for that timeframe, with wind and hail as the main threats.
Stormpath has the timing of the precipitation on Monday and Tuesday below, with again the best storm chances coming early Tuesday morning and then later in the afternoon and evening as a pair of fronts cross Iowa.
Wednesday looks dry but, again, warm. Storm chances unfortunately return on the Fourth, though the timing is still uncertain. Colorado State’s severe weather algorithm does give us a chance to see stronger storms Thursday, as seen below.