Fern, Iowa Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KDMX 051922
AFDDMX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
222 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Warm, dry, and windy conditions resulting in elevated fire
  weather concerns will taper off this afternoon.
- Spotty showers this afternoon in northwest Iowa, moving
  across the area and becoming more widespread on Monday. Rain
  will taper off southeast by Tuesday morning.
- Cooler highs in the 60s and 70s this week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 221 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Winds remain breezy out of the southwest today ahead of the cool
front that has reached northwest Iowa early this afternoon. Wind
have generally gusted 25-35 mph so far today with a few isolated
gusts near 40 mph. At the same time the surface boundary has reached
northwest Iowa with spotty reflectivity returns on radar. Much of
this is not reaching the ground with significant dry air to battle
initially. Cloud cover has helped keep afternoon temperatures a
few degrees cooler than Saturday and winds are marginally
reduced as well, helping to reduce potential cropland fire
concerns. Even so, caution should be used with fires or anything
that may produce sparks the rest of today. As upper level
support arrives later this afternoon and evening expect to
increasing saturation thorugh the column and more widespread
precipitation along the front. Instability is limited with 

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