Thunderstorms on Friday, light snow possible on Friday evening

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WARM. WE ARE. We made it into the low seventies this afternoon. CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY. WE CAN LOOK AT THIS HERE IN OUR CURRENT DROUGHT MONITOR. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE NOT CHANGED A LOT OVER THE LAST WEEK IS THAT THE DROUGHT WHEN SOMETHING HAS GONE HEAVY. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE SOME RAINS THAT WILL BE ON THE WAY IN THE NEXT DAYS. HERE. YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF OUR STATE UNDER MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SOME OF THE AREAS SUBJECT TO THE HIGHEST DROUGHT ARE LIKELY TO SEE BENEFICIAL RAIN BY THIS TIME TOMORROW. BUT THE CLOUDS ARE ALREADY FILTERING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE HUMIDITY IS RISING HERE AND IN THE SUBWAY AT THE MOMENT, 73 DEGREES WITH A BRUSHY 30 MPH SOUTHWEST WIND. AND YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE DEW POINT HAS STARTED TO RISE HERE ALSO, INDICATING HUMIDITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND RISING NORTH TO COSGROVE COUNTY. I GO THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WITH 20 MPH SOUTH WINDS. THERE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE FRONT THAT WE ARE OBSERVING HERE. CURRENTLY BACK FROM MINNESOTA TO PARTS OF NEBRASKA, BACK TO THE COLORADO ROCKIES. TEMPERATURES AND THE FORTIES AND THIRTS BEHIND. BUT BEFORE CHECK OUT THESE 70 OF THEM HERE. SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS SEASON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 TO 25 DEGREES WARMER THAN WHERE THEY SHOULD BE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A VIEW, THE SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGE. WE HAVE OBSERVED THESE CLOUDS EXPANDING THIS AFTERNOON. WARM AIR FLOW FROM SOUTH ON. BUT HERE’S THE COOLER AIR WITH THE FRONT WORKING THEIR WAY IN FROM THE WEST WILL FINALLY SEE FRONT ARRIVE AS WE GET TOMORROW MORNING. THIS MEANS THAT OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW EARLY IN THE DAY, UPPER LOOKING HERE TILL MIDNIGHT. BUT YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY AS THIS FRONT PROGRESS THAT EASTERN TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUOUSLY RISE INTO THE FORTIES BY TOMORROW EVENING, EVEN THIRTY OUT IN WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA. THIS FRONT ALSO BRINGS A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN. WE WILL SEE SOME ISOLATED TO PATCHY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY EARLY AROUND 4 TO 5 TOMORROW BUT THEN AT 6 TO 7 WE WILL SEE A MOVE OF WHITE, FRED TO SLIDE NORTH EAST TO HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. SO PLAN TOMORROW MORNING VERY WET WITH MORE RAIN WAVES DURING THE DAY. AND WE THINK SOME OF THE HEAVEST RAINS WILL LIKELY FELL OVER OUR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES WHERE THIS FRONT BEGINS TO STILL AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT WILL FINALLY CANCEL AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NORTH. THE ATMOSPHERE MUCH BEHIND WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A POTENTIAL BAND OF SNOWFALL IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. NOW WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A WINTER STORM OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT DON’T BE SURPRISED, ESPECIALLY FROM THE WEST METROPOINTS, IF YOU SEE SOME SNOWFLAKES FLYING AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING, 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OUTSIDE IN OUR EASTERN COUNTIES, PROBABLY 2 INCHES HERE WITH LIGHTER LOCATIONS OUT WEST. AND THEN THIS IS THE AREA WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR THAT POSSIBLE BAND OF SNOWFALL ON SATURDAY MORNING. CHECK NEXT AGAIN FOR UPDATES. WE UPDATE THIS FORECAST MONITORING SO TIGHTLY. So again, to recap tomorrow, temperatures start in the 60’s but then drop into the 40’s. FIVE MORNING AFTERNOON, WIDESPREAD AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW HEADING NORTH, IF. HERE’S A LOOK AT SATURDAY’S 8-DAY FORECAST. WE MAY HAVE THIS RAIN AND SNOW MIX DURING THE MORNING BUT TEMPERATURES RECOVER VERY QUICKLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 51 DEGREES SUNDAY AND MONDAY LOOK PRETTY REASONABLE. RISE BACK IN THE MID TO HIGH 50’S AND THEN WARM IT BACK TO ABOVE AVERAGE READINGS NEXT WEEK ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWER

Thunderstorms on Friday, light snow possible on Friday evening

Updated: 5:33 p.m. CDT November 3, 2022

Interactive Radar | Weather AlertsWeather Summary: Our well-publicized precipitation event is on its way to Central Iowa. A powerful upper-level storm system currently in the desert southwest will make its way into the central US later today, providing the large-scale trigger for widespread rain and storms. This system will help push a cold front toward us overnight through Friday morning, causing falling temperatures and a shift in winds. Rain and thunderstorms will develop along and behind the front during the morning hours, moving rapidly northeast and near and arriving in Central Iowa before sunrise. Expect rain waves with potentially heavy rain bands tomorrow afternoon over our southern and southeastern counties where a front will stall. As the upper tier main storm system lifts northeast Friday night into Saturday, sustained rain and even some gusty winds are expected, but temperatures in the atmosphere will cool enough to support a snow band as well. As of now, most model guides indicate possible snowfall generally across our western counties. Currently, due to warm ground temperatures and low temperatures remaining above freezing, accumulations will be very small and most likely limited to a coating. This system will quickly retreat from the region on Saturday, leading us into another significant warm-up as we head into next week with our next cold front on Tuesday and Thursday with intermittent storm chances. Weather Outlook: Widespread rain and thunderstorms moving before dawn Friday through Saturday, falling temperatures Snow band possible in western Iowa Saturday morning Unusual warmth returns next week with intermittent storm chances WATCH: What’s the difference between rain and thunderstorms? Forecast: Today: Mostly cloudy and increasingly windy. High near 74F. Winds from the S at 20-30 mph. Higher gusts possible.Tonight: Cloudy skies early followed by thunderstorms late. Low near 62F. Wind SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Tomorrow: rain. Thunderstorms possible… mainly in the afternoon. Morning high of 68F with temperatures dropping to nearly 45. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rain can reach 2.5 cm. Tomorrow night: rain likely. Low near 38F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. precipitation by half an inch.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings

Weather summary:

Our well-advertised rain event is on its way to Central Iowa. A powerful upper-level storm system currently in the desert southwest will make its way into the central US later today, providing the large-scale trigger for widespread rain and storms. This system will help push a cold front towards us overnight into Friday morning, which will result in falling temperatures and a wind shift.

Rain and thunderstorms will develop along and behind the front in the hours before sunrise, moving quickly northeast to arrive in central Iowa just before and before sunrise. Expect rain waves with potentially heavy rain bands tomorrow afternoon over our southern and southeastern counties where a front will stall. As the upper tier main storm system lifts northeast Friday night into Saturday, sustained rain and even some gusty winds are expected, but temperatures in the atmosphere will cool enough to support a snow band as well. As of now, most model guides indicate possible snowfall generally across our western counties. Currently, due to warm ground temperatures and low temperatures remaining above freezing, accumulations will be very small and most likely limited to a coating. This system will quickly retreat from the region on Saturday, leading us into another significant warm-up as we head into next week with our next cold front on Tuesday and Thursday with intermittent storm chances.

Weather forecast:

• Large areas of rain and thunderstorms move into Friday
• Time frame before dawn from Friday to Saturday,
• falling temperatures
• Band of snow possible in western Iowa Saturday morning
• Unusual warmth returns next week with intermittent storm chances

WATCH: What is the difference between rain and thunderstorms?

Forecast:

Today: Mostly cloudy and increasingly windy. High near 74F. Wind from the S at 20 to 30 mph. Higher gusts possible.

Tonight: Cloudy skies early followed by thunderstorms late. Low near 62F. Wind SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Tomorrow: rain. Thunderstorms possible… mainly in the afternoon. Morning high of 68F with temperatures dropping to nearly 45. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall can reach an inch.

Tomorrow night: rain likely. Low near 38F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. precipitation by half an inch.