402 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012/NWS Des Moines

…RECORD HIGHS TODAY…

…NEAR RECORD HIGHS SATURDAY...

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. AREAS OF FOG. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.