DES MOINES, Iowa — Warm conditions Friday will pave the way for chances for strong and severe thunderstorms in central Iowa.
Most of central Iowa is under a somewhat rare Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe weather, indicating a high potential for strong thunderstorms. Chances for more powerful storms will generally increase to the south and east.
Damaging straight-line winds will be the greatest threat with tonight’s storms. Limited moisture will cause a lower tornado threat, but a few spin-up tornadoes will be possible along the storm line. These tornadoes are typically more brief and tend to be weaker, but the straight-line winds themselves will present just as great a threat for wind damage.
Friday starts out sunny and clear before some clouds arrive by the afternoon hours. A few showers or storms are possible around midday. Stronger storms develop and arrive in southwestern Iowa by 4-5 PM and push into central Iowa by 6 PM. Most of the thunderstorm activity should exit by 9 PM into eastern Iowa.
Winds will be gusty through the day today, reaching near 30-40mph at times. The highest winds will happen as the line of storms moves through from 5-8 PM. Winds stay gusty into Saturday.
A few rain and snow showers will be around for the first half of the day Saturday! It will feel cooler through the weekend with some warmer weather returning by the first couple of days in the work week next week.
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