We’ve warmed up considerably since Friday, with record highs being set in Waterloo, Mason City, and Ottumwa. Des Moines will fall a degree or two short of its record high of 65 for this date. Your weather timeline takes you into another mild day on Sunday.

The mild air was imported on southwest breezes Saturday. Gusts exceeded 30mph in spots.

It stays mild through Monday. Cold fronts drop through early Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. As they do, temperatures will drop, and flurries will fall. Wind chills Thursday morning will be near or below zero. Aside from the flurries, a dry seven-day stretch lies ahead.

Highs for the next six days:

Temperatures look to stay warm all the way through at least the 21st of December, as seen in the Weather Prediction Center’s outlooks below.

Your WHO 13 7-day forecast: