Iowa Weather Forecast
Friday will be dry across central Iowa under mostly sunny skies, though winds will increase through the day with gusts reaching 20–30 mph. Storm chances return late Friday night into Saturday morning, with a low chance for severe weather, primarily isolated damaging wind gusts, focused mainly over northwest Iowa. Sunday will bring a widespread chance for showers and thunderstorms across central Iowa throughout the day.
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