Clouds will increase from the northwest all day too. That will still allow temps to warm to near 50 degrees in much of the area this afternoon. Later tonight rain chances start to go up after 7pm or 8pm with that changing to snow after 10pm.

Look Forward To: One of the oldest recorded meteor showers, the Lyrids, will be active from April 14–30 and peaks on April 22–23. We’ll keep a close eye on the forecast in the coming weeks to give you the First Alert on sky conditions!

The calendar says we are heading into the first full week of April, but it will feel more like the middle of March. The chilly weather will continue for another two days as temperature readings will only be in the middle 40s on Monday and in the middle 30s for Tuesday.

Temperatures will run cooler Monday behind the cold front to kick off the new work week. Highs tomorrow afternoon are expected to only peak in the upper 60s to near 70-degrees with clouds hanging overhead.

Warmth and moisture will be in full effect heading into the weekend. Highs will reach the low-to-mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Increasing humidity will make it feel more tropical compared to earlier in the week. Clouds will build late Sunday, with the potential for showers and thunderstorms moving in.

The snow will be wet and heavy. Take precautions while shoveling and take breaks as needed! The good news with this is that not as much wind is expected compared to our typical snow storms. It will be breezy Saturday, though, which will lead to some further impacts to visibility with falling snow.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The chance for severe storms increases the farther south that you go in the TV9 viewing area. It’s a First Alert Day for the renewed risk of strong to severe storms today. This is especially true for the latter portion of the afternoon into the evening.

Sunday is a First Alert Weather Day as a cold front brings widespread rain soaking the Western Carolinas unfortunately keeping your Easter celebrations inside.