Showers Friday, heat and severe-storm risk expected this weekend
Cedar Rapids and Linn County will see a quick shift from cooler weather to Sunday heat and a First Alert Day for possible overnight storms.
A light, spotty shower is possible Friday morning in eastern Iowa before temperatures climb into the 80s Saturday and the 90s Sunday, when KCRG’s First Alert Storm Team has issued a First Alert Day for severe-storm risk Sunday night.
For Cedar Rapids and Linn County, the National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s Thursday night into Friday morning. Light, spotty showers are possible between 6 and 10 a.m. Friday.
Friday’s high is expected to reach the mid to upper 70s, with overnight lows in the low to mid 60s, according to KCRG. Saturday will be warmer, with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
Sunday is expected to bring highs in the low to mid-90s, with a heat index near 100, according to the NWS forecast. Storms are expected Sunday night, moving from northwest to southeast.
KCRG meteorologist AJ Rickman said storms are expected to develop and move into eastern Iowa late Sunday evening through the overnight hours. The storms are most likely to be strong or severe along and north of Highway 20, according to KCRG.
“Our quiet, comfortable pattern is about to change in a big way,” KCRG said in its forecast discussion.
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Sources
- 1.A passing shower Friday, First Alert Day over the weekend — KCRG
- 2.7-Day Forecast for Cedar Rapids area — National Weather Service
- 3.Point Forecast Cedar Rapids Airport — National Weather Service
- 4.A Shower or two today, then it gets steamy — KCRG — News
- 5.First Alert Days ahead as heat & humidity build — KCRG — News
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