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416 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. LOW IN THE MID 30S.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

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A new report shows the drought has officially ended in a wider section of eastern Iowa. The weekly USDA drought monitor shows 16-percent of the state is now out of drought conditions. That’s up from 7-percent a week ago. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker points out that 20-percent of the state remains in extreme drought conditions. “In the long term, we do have some very substantial precipitation deficits, especially over north-central and northwestern Iowa,” Hillaker says. “It’s certainly not because of recent weather. We’ve been quite wet here for the last few months and especially the last week.” The statewide average rainfall for this week is over 2.6 inches.

“This has actually been our wettest week since June 2011,” Hillaker says. “So, things have been turning around here recently. But, we still have a ways to go, especially in terms of subsoil moisture in the northwestern part of the state.” Hillaker expects the next drought monitor will show even greater improvement across the state. The drought monitor report released Thursday is based on information gathered through Tuesday morning. “It reflects conditions prior to when about half of the rain from this last system came through, so things are even more moist now than what the monitor is indicating,” Hillaker said.

The drought recovery in Iowa began last October and the last four months have all been slightly wetter than normal, according to Hillaker. Meanwhile, the first 11 days of April have been extremely wet and more rain is in the forecast for early next week.

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330 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW AROUND 40.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

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347 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH DRIZZLE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY…BREEZY. LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 40. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 40. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

Low pressure will continue to push eastward across Missouri today and into the lower Great Lakes region by Thursday night. Thunderstorms will continue intermittently through tonight, especially across the east. Moderate to heavy rainfall is possible with thunderstorms and may lead to localized areas of ponding water and rises on local streams and rivers. A flash flood watch is in effect for eastern Iowa. Colder air will push south into the region throughout the day today, with rain gradually changing to snow. A wintry mix is likely across the northwest, with freezing rain also possible across the north overnight. Accumulating snow will be restricted to the north and west. Higher snowfall totals are possible north of Iowa, with light snow lingering into Thursday.

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347 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY…COLDER. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TODAY…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…RAIN LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW AROUND 30. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.  HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.