Today was a rather interesting day in terms of the weather, but it definitely ended much better then it started. We went from morning lows in the lower 20s to upper teens, to late day highs in the lower to middle 50s. It was a 30 to 40 degree rise in temperatures in just 6 hours. The cause of this was the passing of a warm front from the southwest. With the passing of the front was gusty southwest winds which were over 40MPH at times. The wind did make it feel colder then it actually was. It’s also interesting to note yesterdays high was 35°F and it was 20 degrees warmer today with a high of 56°F at my station. It sent everything in back to spring mode, in preparation for 60s and 70s this weekend, and with showers and thunderstorms expected tonight, it could make for a little bit of a green up!

Morning Lows/Afternoon highs   Wind Gusts

Des Moines International Airport 20°F/57°F   38MPH
Des Moines-Fairmount Park 21°F/56°F
Ankeny 18°F/55°F    39MPH
Ames 19°F/54°F    37MPH
Perry 19°F/56°F   40MPH
Marshalltown 16°F/48°F   43MPH
Knoxville 21°F/54°F    40MPH
Pella 18°F/52°F  31MPH
Indianolda 54°F
Cumming 41MPH
Urbandale 56°F