Early week warmth followed by later week cooling

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Enjoy the mild weather while it lasts. Above normal temperatures and dry conditions will dominate through Wednesday, but a strong cold front will usher in much colder air by Thursday.

Monday Night’s Forecast

Tonight will be quiet with just a few clouds and light, variable winds. Temperatures will drop near the freezing mark, with some areas possibly seeing light fog develop, especially in valleys and near rivers. Expect low in the low 30s.

Tuesday’s Forecast

Tuesday will stay very nice with highs in the low 60s and still not much of a breeze out of the southeast. Beware of the possibility of a bit of patchy fog in the early morning hours.

Extended Forecast

Wednesday will be decently mild for this time of year, but it will be a breezy day with highs a bit cooler in the mid 50s before a secondary surge of cold air moves in Wednesday night. That means Thursday will feel a lot different.

On Thursday, we’ll continue with mostly sunny skies, but highs will be much cooler in the low to mid 40s. In fact, Thursday night into Friday morning could give us our coldest temperatures of the season so far with lows in the mid 20s possible which could be the first hard freeze some of us have seen.

Friday will be another day of sunshine with highs in the afternoon reaching the low 40s.

A little warming trend is expected to continue into the weekend.

I’ll have a complete look at your 10-day forecast tonight on News 4 at 5, 6, and 10.

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