Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
000 AWUS83 KARX 220130 RWSARX IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-220930- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 830 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE SEEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY. ALSO...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUED TO BE SITUATED ACROSS THE AREA...FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. THIS BOUNDARY SEPARATED COOLER AIR IN THE 60S AND LOW 70S FROM THE WARMER AIR IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S. IN THE LOCAL AREA...HIGHS RANGED FROM 77 DEGREES TO 83 DEGREES. TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT OFF TO THE EAST OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION...KEEPING THE WEATHER QUIET OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR IN MOST AREAS...WHILE A FEW CLOUDS WILL FILTER INTO MINNESOTA AND IOWA. ALSO...FOG WILL POTENTIALLY FORM BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN PARTS OF THE REGION. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 50S AND LOW 60S. FOR MONDAY...AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND IOWA. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY FROM WEST TO EAST AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOW 80S. AND FOR MONDAY NIGHT...LOOK FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TO CONTINUE FOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST IOWA INTO MUCH OF MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MILDER...DROPPING ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S. $$ BROOKS
