Morning update: Rain

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By Rick Rector | Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:15 AM CST | () comments

Good morning, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it’s a breezy 62 degrees in the Quad-Cities with thunderstorms in the area. Today the National Weather Service is predicting a 100 percent chance of precipitation with showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon. The temperature will rise only to 63 degrees by noon to give us the high of the day, then temperatures will begin falling to a low of 38 degrees. Winds will be between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

You’ll end your work week with a good chance of rain turning to snow showers, gusty winds and a high of 42 degrees. Little or no accumulation is expected.

The weekend calls for snow showers, scattered flurries with highs in the lower 40s and lows in the upper 20s.

Doesn’t sound like good leaf raking and gutter cleaning weather to me.

Jersey Ridge Road closed

The intersection of Jersey Ridge Road at E. 11th St is closed for the rest of the week for sewer repairs.

Other road projects new this week

• Road construction on U.S. 61 between Iowa 92 east and Iowa 22 west is restricting the roadway to one lane in both directions. The patching project is scheduled to continue weekdays through Nov. 17.

• Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures because of bridge repair work on U.S. 67 at Scott County Road F-33 until Dec. 3. The work on U.S. 67 will take place a half mile south of Follets, Iowa. The lane closures will affect motorists going in both directions. Flaggers will be in the work zone to assist motorists.

• Lane restrictions are in place on U.S. 67 north of Bettendorf for water main work near 249th Avenue. The contractor is expected to close one lane of U.S. 67 at a time, beginning with the northbound lane and proceeding to the southbound lane once the northbound work is complete.

• Road work on River Drive in Davenport and Grant Street in Bettendorf continues to slow traffic.

• Check for other local closings and closings across Iowa and Illinois before you head out this morning. If you see road projects that should be added to our road closings list, drop us an e-mail at newsroom@qctimes.com or give us a call at (563) 383-2235. Also check out our gasoline price list to see who has the lowest gasoline prices in town.

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