Statewide Iowa (RI) — Officials say there’s a serious risk of fast-spreading wildfires again today as much of Iowa will see unseasonably high temperatures and gusty winds amidst very dry vegetation.
Red Flag Warnings are posted for some two dozen counties, including five counties in northwest Iowa, across much of the southern two tiers of counties, and into eastern Iowa.
Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service, says an abrupt temperature shift is coming.
A Winter Weather Advisory is being posted for several northeastern Iowa counties, while Lee says the possibilities of snow will shift to the south for the latter half of the weekend.
The long-range forecast shows temperatures warming into the 40s and 50s next week for much of the state.
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