After a day of active weather full of scattered showers, sleet, and snow across the state impacting travel with temperatures in the upper 20s to upper 40s, warmer and duller weather is on tap for the early part of next week. Temperatures by Tuesday will be in the 50s to 70s across the state, back to the overall springtime normals around the region. However, active weather will return around that time as well. Showers and thunderstorms will begin overspreading the area Tuesday night and continuing through Thursday. The heaviest of this activity will be across the north.

A bit of a messier situation comes Wednesday night when some accumulating snow will be possible amongst other precipitation types. Snow will still be possible through the early morning commute Thursday before things warm-up, though light rain chances remain through much of Thursday. All of this will have to be refined in later forecasts, so make sure to check back for that. All-in-all, this continues the up-and-down trend of Iowa weather that we have been experiencing as of late. Gotta love Iowa.

Enjoy your Sunday!

FLOOD WARNINGS 

Two flood warnings are in effect across northeast Iowa along the Mississippi.

The first is at McGregor from Wednesday morning until further notice. The stage late last evening was 12′ (flood stage 16′). Minor flooding is forecast with the river rising above flood stage Wednesday morning before cresting to 17.3′ Friday Morning. Minor lowland flooding can be anticipated from this with access to parks near the river in Prairie Du Chien affected.

The second is at Guttenberg Dam 10 from late Wednesday night until further notice. The stage late last evening was 10.8′ (flood stage 15′). Minor flooding is forecast with the river rising above flood stage Thursday morning before cresting to near 15.4′ Friday morning. At 15.5′, the water is over Marina Road.

 

QUICK FORECAST:

Today: Mostly-to-partly cloudy statewide. High temperatures ranging from upper 30s north to upper 40s south. Northwest winds 10-15 MPH with gusts to 20 MPH.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy northeast to mostly clear southwest. Low temperatures ranging from the mid 20s north to low 30s south. Winds light and variable.

Monday: Partly sunny and breezy. High temperatures ranging from the upper 40s in the northeast to mid 60s southwest. Southerly winds at 10-15 MPH increasing to 15-20 MPH by afternoon with gusts to 30 MPH.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows ranging from the upper 30s north to upper 40s south. Winds southerly at 10-15 MPH (gusts to 25 MPH) shifting to the southwest at 5-10 MPH.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy-to-overcast north; partly-to-mostly cloudy south. Light rain possible in the evening north of Interstate 80. High temperatures ranging from upper 50s northeast to upper 70s southwest. Winds variable throughout the day at 10-15 MPH with gusts to 20 MPH.

Tuesday Night: Overcast. Light rain overspreading state, heaviest across north. Low temperatures ranging from upper 30s northeast to nearly 50 southwest. Winds east at 10-15 MPH with gusts to 20 MPH.

Wednesday: Rain, otherwise overcast, heaviest across north, otherwise Mostly Cloudy. Highs ranging from upper 30s north to upper 60s south. Lows ranging from low 40s north to low 50s south.

Thursday: Rain/snow, heaviest in morning; otherwise mostly cloudy. Highs in the 30s and 40s; lows in 20s and 30s.