There is a real difference this afternoon between locations that are receiving sunshine and those that are not. For example at mid afternoon Waterloo had a temperature of 39° with Fog, while in southeast Iowa where skies have partally cleared, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant and Burlington are at 56°. Keokuk has jumped up to 61° with a dewpoint at 51°.

This is a minor break in the action before the next round of rain and isolated thunderstorms moves into the state from the south and southwest. It will arrive most likely after sunset this evening and last throughout the overnight hours into Thursday. Some of the storms may be severe in Missouri and west central Illinois, but are not likely to be in Iowa.

Numerous rivers continue under river flood warnings through the early part of next week or later. The next post will address those issues.

Rain will continue off and on through Saturday before drier weather moves in. Highs today will be stuck in the low to mid 40s over the north where clouds and fog will hold tough, while the southeastern parts of the state will easily hit or surpass 60 degrees (as it has already done so in Keokuk). Over the next few days highs will remain in the 40s and lower 50s with lows generally in the mid to upper 30s to lower 40s.