TODAY: Wind Advisory in effect for much of the northwestern quarter of Iowa from this morning through this afternoon. Sunny, highs in the mid 60s northeast to mid 70s southwest. Winds northwest 20-30 MPH with gusts to 45-50 MPH possible.

If I had to choose three words to sum up the beginning of this week, I would choose fair, pleasant, and warmer. Weather today will be rather tranquil and about the same as Sunday, with high temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, along with associated partly-to-mostly cloudy skies. The peak of this week, however, will come on Tuesday: high …

Today: Mostly sunny early before transitioning to Mostly Cloudy north-to-south. Showers and thunderstorms likely in northern sections by afternoon to evening hours. High temperatures ranging from low 70s far north to low 80s south. Winds northeast for most (southwest for those in NWIA) ranging from 7-12 MPH, gusting to 15-20 MPH.

Today: Partly cloudy in the western one-third, mostly sunny elsewhere. Above average temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s west to low-to-mid 70s east. Winds 7-10 MPH increasing to 15 MPH by afternoon, gusting to 25 MPH. Winds will be highest in the northwest. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms increasing from northwest-to-southeast throughout the night. Mostly cloudy northwest …

A cool day is ahead for those headed out to the college football games today. The UNI game will be wonderful as it’s indoors, however the annual Iowa State vs Iowa game at Jack Trice Stadium this year will include the classic fall weather. Skies will be partly-to-mostly sunny for the majority of the day with highs ranging from the low 40s early in the morning to the mid 60s by afternoon. Winds will not help matters, out of the north-to-northwest from 5 to 10 MPH.

Enjoy your Saturday!

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tornado Watch is possible for portions of south central and southeastern Nebraska, north central and northeastern Kansas, far southwestern Iowa, and northwestern Missouri for this afternoon.

After the very 2015-like significant rainfall that we had last night that triggered flash flooding across much of central Iowa, another round of heavy rainfall is on tap for the same areas. The National Weather Service has a Flash Flood Watch for much of central and southern Iowa from 7:00 p.m. tonight through 7:00 a.m. …

A cold front positioned across Minnesota and Iowa will be the stage for scattered thunderstorm development later today across the region. Ahead of this cold front will be a favorable environment for severe weather, including a moisture-rich atmosphere with dew points in the 60s and 70s leading to moderate-to-strong instability, weak-to-moderate shear, and frontogenetic forcing. Scattered …

TODAY: Dense Fog Advisory until 8:00 a.m. for much of the southeastern one-fourth of the state. Mostly-to-partly sunny, high temperatures ranging in the mid 80s. Winds out of the north at 10-15 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH.