(Radio Iowa) - Forecasters say the summer-like weather will have a last hurrah today and tomorrow before we fall headlong into the more seasonable chill of autumn, with a frost and freeze likely early next week.
Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, says Iowans are in for a temperature rollercoaster over the next few days. Near-record highs are possible in the 80s, but a cold front will arrive late Friday, pushing in progressively colder air.
By next Tuesday, Cogil says overnight lows may be in the mid to upper 20s in northern Iowa, to lower 30s in southern Iowa. He says widespread frost and freeze conditions are likely across the state and probably the end of the growing season.