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Was It Hot Enough To Make You Turn on the A/C?
Ames felt the heat on Tuesday, but enjoy it while it last. Severe weather is expected tonight, and snow and sleet is in the forecast for later this week.

Admit it. You were tempted to turn on the A/C today.
But who turned that dial?
It was 83 degrees in late afternoon. That's downright blistering heat compared to recent weeks.
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But enjoy it while it lasts. There's a hazardous weather advisory that went live as of 3:30 p.m. due to likely thunderstorms and showers.
Storms are expected tonight from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., and then most of the day on Wednesday.
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By mid week, on Wednesday and Thursday, we could be looking at snow and sleet, and to wrap up the week - more rain on Friday and Saturday. Temperatures could dip 38 degrees during the day on Thursday and in the 30s in the overnights.
Here's from the National Weather Service hazardous weather advisory:
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TRAINING STORMS WHICH MAY LEAD TO A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY RAIN WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ALONG MANY RIVERS WITH MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS.
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