Regional Weather View.
Cool air has been making is way into the Upper Midwest lately and this will be the case coming into next week. This weekend a weak area of low pressure will be moving across Southern Minnesota which will spread rain and snow across that area. There is even a chance for a few inches of snow accumulation across Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. As the low pressure system passes, there will be a brief push of warmer air across Iowa points south and highs will be in the 60s and 70s for one day ( Sunday ) However come Monday everyone will be on the cold side of the storm. Above the / represents highs Sunday compared to highs Monday.
Across Eastern Iowa Saturday will be cloudy and cool again, much like Friday was. Highs will be in the 50s and there will be breezy southeasterly winds. Saturday Night, skies will be partly cloudy and lows will drop into the low to middle 30s. Sunday we will be on the warm side of the system, and a brief push of warm air will be pushed into our area and highs will make it into the 60s before the storms cold front pushed through in the afternoon Sunday Night, there is a chance of light showers as the front pushes through otherwise it will be cloudy with lows in the upper 30s. Monday will be cold and blustery with highs only in the middle 40s. There will be a cold wind and skies will be mostly cloudy. Monday Night, skies will clear leading the our areas 1st official freeze. Not even city protected areas will be safe as temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s so be sure to bring in houseplants for the season and cover and wanted annuals. Tuesday will be cloudy, cold and blustery there will be some wrap around showers on the back side of the low, temperatures could be cold enough that some snowflakes could mix in. Which would be Eastern Iowas 1st snow of the season. Expect lows to once again to be in the upper 20s to lower 30s Tuesday Night. Wednesday through Friday will feature clearing skies with temperatures being slow to rebound to near 50 by next Friday, with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Saturday, Cloudy & Chilly with strong southeast winds, slight chance for drizzle or sprinkles. Highs in the lower 50s Saturday Night, Clearing skies, lows in the low to middle 30s.
Sunday, Partly Sunny, gusty south winds with highs in the lower 60s. Sunday night, Cloudy skies with a chance for a few showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Monday, Partly Sunny & Cold with blustery northwest winds. Highs in the middle to upper 40s. Monday Night, Clearing skies, Cold. Frost and freeze likely. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Tuesday, Cloudy and Cold, Blustery North winds. A chance for a shower possibly mixing with flurries. Highs in the low to mid 40s. Tuesday Night, Cloudy skies with lows in the lower 30s.
Wednesday, Clearing skies and not as breezy. Highs in the upper 40s Wednesday Night, Partly Cloudy with lows in the lower 30s.
Thursday-Saturday, Partly Cloudy skies with highs rebounding to the upper 40s to lower 50s. Nighttime lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Looking Ahead
The ahead forecast actually continues to look active. By next weekend we will be dealing with a fairly big weather producer rain showers spread across Iowa with snow in Minnesota where accumulations are possible, we could even end up with some flurries in our area. Monday through Tuesday look to be cold but dry as temperatures rebound slowly towards Halloween. Halloween at this point looks dry with seasonal temperatures. The model does show another storm system spreading heavy rains into Iowa in the early part of November.