[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOqoSz3U9BQ&w=480&h=360] THE WEEKEND: Today will see some clouds with some chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms. The rainfall from this system will be light with many areas seeing less than a tenth of an inch if that. The storm quickly moves off leaving Easter Sunday with partly to mostly sunny skies and temperatures in …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBCCtGnUNE&w=480&h=360] AVERAGE: It continues to look like an average early April forecast, which for most would seem like an Arctic outbreak given the warm March we went through. Temperatures over the Easter Weekend will be in the mid 50s to mid 60s with a chance of a shower or isolated storm on Saturday with …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saIe9R7geEI&w=480&h=360] FROSTY FRIDAY: Temperatures tonight are going to head down toward the lower and middle 30s, leading to some light frost. The best chances will be across the northeastern half of the state where some of the counties are under Freeze watches Thursday night into Friday morning. The dry air also brings the temperatures …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxA5wWC_CxY&w=480&h=360] SEMI-QUIET: Outside of a few showers across far southern Iowa today and early tomorrow, most of the state like yesterday will remain dry and cooler than this past weekend. Readings in the 60s and 70s will be commonplace over the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. EASTER WEEKEND: Storm system …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymjf6cRjWWk&w=480&h=360] SCATTERED CHANCES: There will be some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state over the next few days with the best chances mainly being south of Interstate 80. This will be with an upper level system that is currently over New Mexico and west Texas. The storm will slowly move to the …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXEMlMys89E&w=480&h=360] POSSIBLY RAINY WEEK: The GFS has brought better chances of rain to the state over the next week. First off a storm system comes into the state late Monday lasting through the first half of Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible at that time. Some of the storms could become strong, possibly …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0wOgOHwHI&w=480&h=360] HOT FOOLS DAY: It’s going to be a hot day for April Fools across the state, with many locations reaching the 80s if not the lower 90s. Sioux City had a record yesterday of 90 and may hit that temperature again today. STORMY MONDAY: A storm moves into the state and region on …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emg8fauLBM8&w=480&h=360] HERE COMES THE WARMTH: Temperatures are heading upwards again across the state and region with Sunday being the warmest of the year in many places. Some locations in western Iowa may reach 90° for the first time since last summer. Most everywhere else will see 80s. There is an outside chance of a …

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ-PkybLoRU&w=480&h=360] WARM WEEKEND: After some shower and thunderstorm activity early this morning, temperatures will warm for the upcoming weekend back into the 70s and even some lower 80s. There is an outside chance of a shower or storm late Saturday night across the central and eastern counties of the state. The SPC had an …