Enjoy this weekend, watch Monday

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (KCRG) – The sky remains mostly cloudy this afternoon.

Clouds begin to dispel later in the afternoon and evening when the temperatures climb into the upper 50s and low until the mid -1960s.

The heights become cooler compared to what we saw most of the week, with the measured values ​​in the mid -50s to mid -60 from north to the south.

Mostly dry weekend, stay normal nearby

Expect a somewhat cool start to the day on Saturday morning, with depths in the upper 30s to low 40s. The sunny sky will be present for a large part of the day, but until later in the afternoon and evening, high clouds from the West will be built in. The highs will reach the 1960s and stay near the seasonal normal.

Sunday offers a little more unclear weather to complete the weekend. Clouds will occur more frequently and we even have a little chance for some showers in the forecast. However, this activity looks pretty limited and a good part of the day should be dry. Despite the clouds, the heights will be again in the 1960s, maybe one or two degrees compared to Saturday.

Your first alarm: stronger storm system brings storm threatening with it

A potentially more important storm system is on the right track for the beginning of next week. The Storm Prediction Center comprises a large part of the state on Monday in an increased risk of storms, whereby the surrounding areas are still at a slight risk.

The last few times in which we had these prospects for storms, were far away on April 4, 2023 and March 31, 2023. Both days led storms in the region, but they had very different results due to the details of these days.

As always, the details are important. The meteorologist Corey Thompson discussed the potential and what we believe will happen to this day In this article here. It is worth reading.

Calm later next week

We are still on the right track so that things can calm down a little after the storm system of the early week. Based on the latest information we have, it looks as if Tuesday should be dry now. Instead, somewhat cooler air returns and stays for several days to follow.

Cooler, but not cold, because lows only fall into the 40s and heights in the upper 60s to low 70s. This is quite typical for the end of April and early May.

There are no additional precipitation in our 9-day forecast after Monday.

Today’s first alarm forecast

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