070 AWUS83 KDMX 091556 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-100000- Weather Summary for Iowa National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1056 AM CDT Wed Oct 9 2019 Quiet weather overnight continued into the morning. Cloud cover has been moving into Iowa from the south. Temperatures by 11 A.M. were mainly in the lower 60s and rising. As of the late morning there were no rain showers in Iowa. However, meteorologists have been tracking rain showers in portions of Missouri and Kansas that are moving toward the area. For today, expect mostly quiet weather with increasing cloud cover. Temperatures are forecast to reach the upper 60s to lower 70s this afternoon. Winds will be breezy. The weather will then begin to turn this evening, as rain showers and thunderstorms develop. More rain showers and thunderstorms will spread throughout the state on Thursday and last most of the day. The active weather will then exit Iowa Friday, but will bring in very cold air. In addition to cold air, the winds will be quite gusty. Gusty winds will remain the big story into the weekend, but right now the Saturday and Sunday forecast is dry. $$