(Des Moines, IA) -- We’re going to gradually start warming up again. Temperatures will be a little warmer every day beginning Sunday, Christmas Day.
By Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this coming week daytime highs will be back in the 30s and even 40s in much of Iowa.
The bitter cold temperatures this past week were 20 to 30 degrees below normal for this time of year, according to meter at the National Weather Service.
The 30 and 40 degree temperatures that are expected next week will be back above normal.
The long range forecast for the next two weeks shows us more likely to remain warmer than normal as we start 2023.
Temperature maps from National Weather Service.