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Cover Your Plants, Waukee - There's a Freeze on the Way
The city of Waukee is under a freeze warning according to the National Weather Service. Make sure you cover your plants and flowers today.
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for parts of central Iowa including the city Waukee still in effect until Wednesday morning.
Today we'll see patchy frost before 9 a.m. with otherwise sunny skies and a high near 56.
Tonight, cover those plants. Frost is expected overnight with otherwise clear skies and a low around 31.
Find out what's happening in Waukeefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The forecast according to the National Weather Service is as follows:
Wednesday: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 57. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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