Northwest Iowa — If you traveled this Easter weekend you might’ve noticed higher gasoline prices than you paid just one week ago.
Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Iowa, says pump prices are up about a nickel a gallon in the past week, but it’s not due to the holiday.
The average price in our area is around $2.35 a gallon, which is about five-cents below the national average. Weinholzer says both figures are up from a year ago.
The motor club is predicting gas prices in our region will continue to rise over the next few months but will not break three-dollars a gallon.
Of Iowa’s major metro areas, Des Moines has the most expensive gas at $2.46 a gallon while Sioux City is the cheapest at $2.30.
