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Pleasant Hill, Iowa 7 Day Weather Forecast
Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation
NWS Forecast for Pleasant Hill IA
National Weather Service Forecast for: Pleasant Hill IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 11:34 pm CDT Apr 2, 2025
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Clear

Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Partly Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Mostly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 7 to 10 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Chance Rain
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain Likely

Saturday

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Slight Chance
Rain
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Mostly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 36 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 55 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 29 °F Hi 55 °F Lo 30 °F

 

Overnight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
 
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East wind 7 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy.
Saturday Night
 
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Pleasant Hill IA.

Weather Forecast Discussion
988
FXUS63 KDMX 030457
AFDDMX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1157 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

 ...Updated for the 06z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Gusty winds persist this afternoon and evening, diminishing
  overnight.

- Mild and quiet conditions Thursday

- Light rain chances Friday into Saturday, then mild through the
  remainder of the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 254 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Skies have cleared out nicely behind the morning showers and
storms, allowing temperatures to warm nicely ahead of the low
pressure passing overhead. This has resulted in cumulus
development throughout the area. Similarly, a few of these
rising parcels have taken advantage of a shallow layer of
instability within the warm sector, resulting in isolated
thunderstorms. The instability has been quite low (~500 J/kg),
but have seen some healthier updrafts thanks to the strong shear
through the unstable layer and even a splitting updraft, as was
suggested by the long straight hodographs. That all said, the
low CAPE/high shear setup has proved detrimental to the storms
longevity, as the strong wind fields shear apart the storms.
As of this writing, no reports have been sent with any storms,
with the storm chances diminishing through the next hour or so
as the low and associated boundary continue east through the
area.

In addition to the cumulus and isolated storms, the subsidence
being created by cold air advection and the tightening pressure
gradients around the low, have resulted in strong wind gusts
throughout central Iowa, with multiple observed gusts of 45 to
55+ mph. These winds have been strongest along the boundary,
but will likely still see breezy winds through much of the
afternoon and evening as the low continues eastward. The Wind
Advisory remains in effect until 7 pm, but will likely begin to
cancel counties from west to east as the wind threat diminishes
behind the boundary.

After the departure of the low pressure system, conditions
quiet down through Thursday as surface high pressure fills in.
This will result in light winds, mild temperatures and partly
cloudy skies with increasing cloud cover through the afternoon
and evening hours on Thursday. As we get into Thursday night and
Friday, another upper level wave will drop south out of Canada
and meet with the upper level ridging to our southeast. This
interaction of upper troughing to the north and ridging to the
south will be responsible for multiple days of severe weather
and heavy rainfall for those in the Ohio River valley region.
Fortunately for us, we will be displaced to the northwest of the
axis of heavy rainfall and storms, but will still see some
showers and occasional thunder sneak into Iowa on the far
northern periphery of the system to our southeast. Likewise,
ahead of the approaching upper level wave to our north,
additional rain chances will develop over northwest Iowa Friday.
Neither of these rain chances (north or south) will be overly
robust, given the main moisture stream will be to our south and
east. Precipitation chances in the northwest linger into Friday
night, and could even see a brief switch to a rain/snow mix in
the far northwest before ending early Saturday morning.
Precipitation chances with the southern system look to linger a
bit longer into Saturday, but will eventually drift south out of
the state through the afternoon.

In addition to precipitation chances, another shot of cool air
will funnel into the state with the aforementioned upper level
wave, keeping temperatures mild in the 50s through the remainder
of the weekend. As we move into late Sunday and Monday, yet
another reinforcing wave will eject through the overall
troughing pattern to our north, bringing another push of cooler
air on Monday, keeping temperatures in the 40s. While no
precipitation chances are in the forecast at this time, the 12z
GFS has started to produce light QPF over the northeastern half
of Iowa late Sunday night into Monday. The main gulf moisture
stream will still be off with the ridging to our southeast,
meaning any moisture would likely have to be sourced from the
pacific stream. This doesnt mean that precipitation is
impossible, but the profile may struggle to saturate without
sufficient moisture transport. This is evident in the rest of
the deterministic guidance, which only depict spotty QPF with
this wave, keeping most of our area dry. Regardless, will be
something to watch through the coming days. Beyond Monday, upper
ridging builds in from our west and temperatures begin to climb
again through the middle of next week.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1155 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

MVFR stratus will linger near northern terminals in the short
term, gradually lifting to VFR before 18z. Gusty westerly winds
will ease after 12z and become variable to northeasterly after
20z.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Dodson
AVIATION...Jimenez
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