Thursday Forecast Updated at 4:00 PM

Tonight: Clear. Low: 39-43. Wind: Calm.

Friday: Mostly sunny. High: 73-76. WInd: S 5 mph.

Friday Night: Clear. Low: 46-49. Wind: Calm.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. High: upper 70s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: low 70s.

Monday: Party cloudy. High: mid 70s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High: mid 70s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High: mid-upper 70s.

Thursday: Partly cloudy and breezy. High: near 70.

It is another beautiful fall day. The sun is shining, the wind is light, the temperatures are comfortable and the leaves are changing. You can’t ask for much more comfortable weather for late September.

High pressure will keep the same conditions through the weekend. High pressure is forecast to be over Iowa on Saturday morning (see map below).

I am tracking a cold front forecast to cross the state Monday with a few clouds and at this point it looks like the front will come through dry. Here is the forecast position of the front Monday morning.

The weather remains the same until Thursday when the next front pushes through. Again this front is forecast to come through dry but it will bring a few clouds, slightly cooler temperatures and some wind. Highs behind the front will be in the upper 60s Thursday. The wind will also be a bit gusty from the northwest (10-20 mph). Here is the forecast position of the front Thursday morning.

The Drought Monitor update was released this morning. There was very little change from last week across Iowa. Extreme drought conditions remain at 66% from last week. The northwest part of Iowa, in the exceptional drought conditions, went from 2% last week to 3% this week.