329 AWUS83 KDMX 032000 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-040500- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 200 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 IT HAS BEEN A BREEZY AND SOMEWHAT COOL DAY ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE PICKED UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. SOME HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS HAVE MOVED IN BUT OTHERWISE SKIES ARE CLEAR. TEMPERATURES HAVE SLOWLY RISEN INTO THE UPPER 20S EAST TO NEAR 40 WEST. THE FORECAST REMAINS DRY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK WILL BE QUITE MILD WITH THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES COMING ON THURSDAY WHEN HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM MID 40S NORTHEAST TO NEAR 60 WEST ACROSS IOWA. OVER THE WEEKEND HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S BUT THIS IS STILL A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. EARLY NEXT WEEK WE WILL SEE ANOTHER WARM UP WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ LEE