Des Moines forecast: Cooler and drier start to the weekend

Oct 26, 2024

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Friday is cool and dry after the storms that brought a nice change of pace to Iowa's weather yesterday.

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Cooler air is settling in behind a boundary crossing the state this morning. That will lead to high temperatures in the low 60s this afternoon. Tonight, high pressure drifts overhead, calming winds down and allowing us to chill down toward the upper 30s early Saturday morning.

Overall, this coming weekend will be a quiet, pleasant one in Iowa.

Saturday will be sunny, with highs around 60°. Sunday will just be a little breezier and warmer.

The significant warmth returns again next work week.

A large trough arriving in the Western US will bend the upper-level winds over Iowa to the southwest, ushering in temperatures around 80° Monday and Tuesday. Both days will also be quite windy.

This trough will eventually cross the nation's midsection, which will lead to some rain potential around Wednesday, then cooler (normal) weather in the second half of the week.

Today: Mostly sunny. High around 63F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 37F. Winds N around 5 mph.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, then a few high-level clouds later in the day. High 60F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 40F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny skies. High 68F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy skies. Low near 55F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.