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A Break Now, but More Weekend Storms

Today's Forecast

72°
54°

We had a good amount of sunshine today with highs reaching the lower 70s in the Metro! We will have another day with sunshine Friday, but after that all bets are off! Heavy rain is possible this holiday weekend!

As for tonight, we will be clear, cool and rather calm with maybe some patchy fog possible is some locations. Lows will drop into the 40s for most but some upper 30s are possible in NE Iowa! We will start Friday with sunshine but end with clouds as our next weather system begins to influence our weather.

Our rain chances will start up Friday night and stay with us at least through Tuesday of next week. I am expecting some areas of some locally heavy rain and thunderstorms will be developing in pretty regular intervals over just about anywhere in Iowa. Some locations could receive more than 4" of rain before the long weekend is over.

It does look like Memorial Day will be the warmest of the three and have the lowest chance for rain, but I still do expect some areas in Iowa to have storms on Monday. The weather should begin to dry out and warm up generally into next week.

With all this rain this weekend, there might be a lot of campers playing cards this weekend inside their campers! But that is still better than not camping, right?

Have a good night!

Brad Edwards

Chief Meteorologist

ABC5 News

bedwards@myabc5.com

7-Day Forecast: Des Moines

Thursday

72°
54°

AM Clouds, Nice Afternoon!

Friday

72°
48°

Sunny to Partly Cloudy, Iso. Eve. Storms

Saturday

69°
54°

Mostly Cloudy, Storms Likely

Sunday

74°
60°

Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Storms Poss.

Monday

80°
64°

Partly Cloudy, Scattered Storms

Tuesday

85°
65°

Partly Cloudy, Storms Poss. Early/Late

Wednesday

88°
67°

Partly Sunny, Very Warm, Iso. Storms

Currently in Des Moines as of

71°(Feels like 71°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: NE @ 12 mph
Barometer: 30.19 in.
Sunrise: 05:48
Sunset: 20:35
Humidity: 36%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Ames as of

67°(Feels like 67°)
Clear
Wind: NNE @ 10 mph
Barometer: 30.21 in.
Sunrise: 05:47
Sunset: 20:36
Humidity: 45%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Fort Dodge as of

64°(Feels like 64°)
Clear
Wind: NE @ 12 mph
Barometer: 30.23 in.
Sunrise: 05:47
Sunset: 20:40
Humidity: 42%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Ottumwa as of

69°(Feels like 69°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: N @ 12 mph, gusting to 17 mph
Barometer: 30.17 in.
Sunrise: 05:45
Sunset: 20:29
Humidity: 41%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Lamoni as of

69°(Feels like 69°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: NE @ 7 mph
Barometer: 30.19 in.
Sunrise: 05:52
Sunset: 20:33
Humidity: 45%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Marshalltown as of

66°(Feels like 65°)
Clear
Wind: NNE @ 14 mph
Barometer: 30.19 in.
Sunrise: 05:44
Sunset: 20:34
Humidity: 43%
UV Index: 10.00

Currently in Creston as of

68°(Feels like 68°)
Clear
Wind: ENE @ 9 mph
Barometer: 30.20 in.
Sunrise: 05:53
Sunset: 20:36
Humidity: 43%
UV Index: 10.00

Regional Conditions

Des Moines: 71°
Ames: 67°
Fort Dodge: 64°
Ottumwa: 69°
Lamoni: 69°
Marshalltown: 66°
Creston: 68°

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