Memorial Day Weekend Weather Forecast: Just How Cool and Rainy Will It Get in Ankeny?

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Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick off to summer. However, this Memorial Day won't feel much like summer.

Hold off on grabbing the coats and gloves; it won't be that cool. Here's what you can expect though for both your outdoor and Memorial Day weekend travel plans.

A front that will be “meandering” between northern Missouri and southern and western Iowa will bring showers and thunderstorms periodically throughout the weekend, meteorologist Frank Boksa told the Des Moines Register. It’s too early to determine if any of those storms have tornado potential, but he also said they will bring “very heavy” rainfall.

Temps will hover in the mid-60s throughout much of the weekend, although it will progressively get warmer as we approach Monday. The high for Memorial Day should be around 74 degrees.

Want a few more details? Here's the weekend forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.