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LOCAL 5 FORECAST: Briefly warmer on Tuesday

Cooler and wetter weather looks increasingly favorable late this week through the weekend.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Afternoon sunshine didn't help temperatures climb much on Monday - highs peaked in the mid/upper 30s for most areas. The chill will go "on pause" briefly today as warmer air lifts into Iowa.

Sunshine will join forces with a westerly/northwesterly breeze to boost temperatures to the upper 50s/lower 60s this afternoon. The warm-up will be cut short, though, as more cool air blows in this evening. Wednesday's highs will drop back to the 40s, and similar temperatures are likely through the weekend.

Active weather looks increasingly likely late this week and this weekend. Several things are worth watching. The first is a clipper system for Friday morning. A quick-moving band of snow is likely over far northern Iowa early on Friday, and accumulation is on the table there. Travel impacts are expected close to the Minnesota border. For central and southern Iowa, this should be just a chilly rain. 

A much larger system is set to target the region by Sunday. The track and timing of this complex system are both still in flux, but wet weather seems to be a given for the second half of the weekend. Rain and snow will be possible here in Iowa. There may even be some thunder. Most data suggest the system will exit to the east slowly, keeping rain and snow in the forecast through Monday and Tuesday of next week. That should accompany blustery winds and falling temperatures. 

While there is still plenty to iron out with the specifics of the system, confidence is building in a period of more typical March weather. It will look quite a bit different than how the month started! 

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