24 MARCH EXTENDED FORECAST

Low pressure developed in west Texas and will move east across Missouri Wednesday, and into the Ohio River Valley Thursday. The low will spread rain into far southern Iowa and adjacent states by Wednesday morning. The bulk of the rain is expected Wednesday night before diminishing mid day Thursday. Rainfall amounts will be heaviest southern of Iowa.

SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST ACROSS THE STATE OVERNITE. CLOUDS KEPT TEMPERATURES WARMER...WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S...WITH READINGS IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S IN THE EAST. WINDS WERE PREDOMINATELY FROM THE NORTH BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND HAS MOVED NORTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN TO AREAS IN SOUTHERN IOWA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE RAIN WILL REMAIN PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-80. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SLIPS EASTWARD, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

24 MARCH EXTENDED FORECAST

SUNRISE: 7:05 AM CDT
SUNSET: 7:26 PM CDT

CLICK FOR IOWA RADAR: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=dmx
CLICK FOR IOWA SATELLITE: http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ECIR4.html

WEATHER HEADLINES:
RAIN AROUND NOON TODAY - RAIN ENDING MID DAY THURSDAY - MORE RAINSHOWERS SAT AND SUN

TODAY AND THURS 24TH/25TH - RAIN SHOWERS TODAY (10AM - NOON) AND LASTING THRU THURS - HIGH TEMPS LOW 50'S - BECOMMING WINDY THURSDAY

FRI 26TH - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - HIGH TEMP LOW 50'S

SAT AND SUN 27TH/28TH - RAIN SHOWERS - WINDY - TEMP 45

A Quick dtn Note for you Ag and Construction Folks - The 10-day outlook through Saturday, April 3 indicates a short period, possibly three-four days, of much warmer weather for the Midwest early next week before the next system moves in from the west. This system may produce rain and/or thunderstorms in the western Midwest and Central Plains. Such a development would mean additional wet soils and a delay in field work, and any Spring construction projects. Will update as time goes on.

MON THRU FRIDAY 29TH-APRIL 2ND - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY - TEMPS WILL RISE THRU WEEK FROM MID 50'S TO MID 60'S

RAINY PATTERN WILL SET UP FOR A FEW DAYS.........

SAT THRU FRI 3RD-9TH - DAILY RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM - TEMPS MID 60'S BUT TURNING MUCH COOLER BY THE 7TH...................