The warm weather Iowa has seen this week is about to come to an end. Meteorologist Kristy Carter, at the National Weather Service office in Des Moines, says some Iowa cities set record high temperatures Tuesday in the low 80s, but a big cool-down will likely be arriving on Friday.
She says there’s at least a chance of falling flakes this weekend across much of Iowa’s northern half as a storm front arrives.
Winter doesn’t officially arrive until December 21st, a little under two months from now, but Carter says snowfall isn’t out of the question in October.
The long-range forecast says the cold weather is expected to stick around into early next week, before a slight warm-up.
