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Into the 50s. The south half of the area will likely touch the lower 60s as well. Today will also come along with lots of wind with gusts to 45mph possible. Tomorrow is very much the better half of this warmup with highs well into the 50s, but with wind under 15mph. By sunday, a cold front comes along, but with a significant dent in the snowpack, if not complete elimination, we really wont get that cold with upper 40s likely. Next week still appears pretty quiet with only periodic bouts of clouds the most likely result. Highs will average in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Have a terrific weekend today m sunny, windy, mild high 5662 winds w 2030 g 45 alo 55 dbq 55 iow 61 tonight mostly clear w 3440 ndsw00 alo 35 dbq 35w 38 tomorrow mostly sunny, mild high 5359 winds w 510 alo 55 dbq 53 the next round of preliminary voting for president ial candidates is tomorrow. The South Carolina primary for republican candidates and the nevada cauc ....
Offing, occasional minor ones will affect the area moving through the work week. Highs will struggling to get much past the teens and 20s, but we can thank the lack of a deep snow pack to prevent some below zero nights. Thanks kaj. Starting today the iowa utilities board will hold discussions about the Dakota Access pipeline. The meetings this week could end with a decision on whether on not to build a pipeline across the state. The pipeline would start in through 18 counties in iowa and into southern illinois. All of the other states have agreed to let the Company Build the pipeline. There have been several protests over the last year claiming the pipeline will hurt the environment. The first meeting this week is this afternoon at the boards hearing room in des moines. The public is welcome to attend and listen to the meeting, but there will not be any opportunity for public c ....
Gathered in cedar rapids tonight, to plan and heal togegeer after a tragic lolo of three liveve michka kabeya, platini namputu, and dickson mandiki, all from the democratic republic of the congo, died in a crash on highway 30 near keystone early thursday morning. They were among 9 people who were traveling to work in tama in a minivan, when the iowa state patrol says it hit ice and lost control. Singing members and representativ es of the Congolese Community sang prayers and discussed Funeral Plans at Central Assembly of god church. People there say they need any help they can get, like prayer support for the other people still recovering from the crash, and donations to cover burial costs. Peter nkumu says planning for three burials at once will be daunting. Its going be a very challenging situation. Were just try ....
Onsite counseling or referrals to outside services for students most in need. Nurses i spoke with today say ey see that need ininde schools every day. 20 42 48 well see any child who is a Cedar Rapids CommunitySchool District student and their siblings. Inside taylor elementary. 20 44 37 we do stock some antibiotics too. A metro care clinic is on display at an open house. 20 40 50 we have three school based clinics. Clinics that are essentiallllan inschool doctors office. 20 15 22 were not here to take the there are a lot of kiddos out there who have barriers that they cant get to a health care provider. Were here to be that bridge. Nurse practitioners like sara gordon staff the clinics. She says many of the issues kids come to her for arent really physical health problems. A common hears is headaches. 20 35 00a headache is never just a headache. A lot of times stud ....
Alert forecast, britley. As you wake up temperatures will start off in the upper 20s and low 30s for most. Skies will be partly cloudy which will allow for a great start to your friday. A little sunshine will go a long way throughout your late morning and afternoon. With the sunshine and a westerly wind temperatures will warm into the low 40s for highs. Into the evening temperatures will stay mild, with lows dropping into the low 30s. Skies will becomom mainly clear and thh start of you weekenen looks great. Once again the weather remains fairly quiet, but i think most of you will be ok with that. Especially since our weather gets even better into saturday and will continue into sunday. Temperatures are pushing 60 degrees both days. Spring isnt too far away. Thanks britley. A nurse at a Cedar Rapids SchoolHealth Clinic says there is a large need for student care and not ....