Flash Flood Watch in effect until 9 am CDT this morning...
Sunday
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 72F. Winds from the ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 59F. Winds from the ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Monday
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 75F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 81F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then overcast. Low of 66F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. High of 82F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Thursday
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain. High of 79F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.
Thursday Night
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm. Fog overnight. Low of 68F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.9 in. possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 86F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.
Friday Night
Overcast with thunderstorms. Fog overnight. Low of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 1.0 in. possible.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear with a chance of rain. Low of 52F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday
Clear. High of 77F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday
Partly cloudy. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Tuesday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 77F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Fog overnight. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Wednesday
Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. Fog early. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Fog overnight. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from midnight CDT tonight through Sunday morning...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of central Iowa... northeast Iowa... south central Iowa... southeast Iowa and west central Iowa... including the following areas... in central Iowa... Boone... Dallas... Grundy... Hamilton... Hardin... Jasper... Marshall... Polk... Poweshiek... story... Tama and Webster. In northeast Iowa... Black Hawk. In south central Iowa... Mahaska and Marion. In southeast Iowa... Wapello. In west central Iowa... Audubon... Calhoun... Carroll... Crawford... Greene... Guthrie and SAC.
* From midnight CDT tonight through Sunday morning
* thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain are forecast late tonight into Sunday morning across the watch area. Widespread one to two inches of rain are forecast with isolated amounts of up to four inches possible.
* Areas which had heavy rain Saturday morning are the most vulnerable for flash flooding. Additional heavy rainfall on saturated soils would cause flash flooding. Being a Holiday weekend... people camping should use caution and avoid camping in flood prone areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
