This Week's Local Forecast

Iowans will undoubtedly be thinking hopefully about warmer temperatures in March. This week isn’t expected to be a glimpse of spring, but at least temperatures should stay in double figures most the week.

According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for the Iowa City area looks like this:

• Monday - Partly sunny with a high in the upper 20s. Overnight low in mid 20s with a 70-percent chance of rain/snow after 4am. Less than an inch of precipitation expected.

• Tuesday - High in the mid 30s as temperatures drop through the day with high winds. Snow/rain mix likely throughout the day but not expected to accumulate more than an inch at this time. Low of in the single digits.

• Wednesday - Sunny and breezy with a high in the teens and a low around zero.

• Thursday - Sunny with a high in the teens and a low in the single digits.

• Friday - Higher temperatures, near 40, expected.

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