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Will the Warm Weekend Stick Around?
Iowa's mild winter continues with a warm, rainy Monday. Temperatures should then drop throughout the week.
After an unusual winter weekend that nearly set records for warmth, Iowans can plan on one more mild day of drizzles before the temperatures drop back to normal figures.
According to the National Weather Service, tonight’s low will be an unheard of 48 degrees, accompanied by patchy fog and a 90-percent chance of rain. The likely rain should amount to somewhere between a tenth and a quarter of an inch and continue, off and on, into Monday.
The forecast for the week:
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- Monday- High of 52 with an 70-percent chance of rain that could turn into sleet and/or snow as temperatures dip towards an overnight low of 26. Up to a half inch of accumulation possible.
- Tuesday - High of 30, low of 17. Breezy with no precipitation expected
- Wednesday - High near 26, low around 15.
- Thursday thru Sunday - temperatures remaining similar, no precipitation expected at this time.
We hope you got your outdoor fix in this weekend because it’s back to reality this week!
See the latest forecast for your area from the National Weather Service here.
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