(Des Moines, IA) — Record high temperatures are expected to be set across the state today. The Mercury is expected to reach the mid-seventies in southwest Iowa today.
The only two other times there were 70-degree days in Iowa in February were February 15th, 1921 and February 17th, 2017. Meteorologist Jim Lee with the National Weather Service in Johnston says the warm blast can be attributed to several factors.Meteorologist Jim Lee with the National Weather Service in Johnston. He says the warm blast can be attributed to several factors.
A much colder front moves in starting late Tuesday. After a forecast high of 63 degrees, the temperature is forecast to plummet to 12 degrees overnight, with a high of 32 degrees on Wednesday, a low of 16, and back to the fifties on Thursday, 60, Friday, 69 on Saturday, and 75 degrees on Sunday with a slight chance for a shower.
