339 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012 NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY… COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW AROUND 15. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.