(Updated 3:56-am by the National Weather Service in Des Moines)

Today: Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.                                                                                                                                            Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of snow between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.                                           Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 8 to 13 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.                                                       Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 12.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.