Good Morning Cedar Valley! It's Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Today's forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Ton\ight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a east northeast wind between 10 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Today in the Cedar Valley:

- Nature Tales for pre-schoolers will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hartman Reserve Nature Center, 657 Reserve Drive, Cedar Falls. Stories will be read with a nature theme. Admission is free.

- Wartburg softball will take on North Center (Minn.) at 4:30 p.m. at the Wartburg College softball field in Waverly.

- The UNI Symphonic Band will give a performance at 7:30 p.m. at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls. Admission is free.

- There is public ice skating at Young Arena, 125 Commercial St., Waterloo, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Admission is $3 with a $3 skate rental fee.

- In high school sports, Iowa City High will take on Waterloo West in girls' soccer at the Cedar Valley Soccer complex at 4:15 p.m.