Iowa weather: Intense heat and humidity through the weekend Intense heat will settle in for the weekend with highs in the mid-90s and heat index readings climbing into the triple digits each afternoon through Monday.

THE WAY THROUGH LABOR DAY. TIME NOW IS 516. TAKING A LOOK OUT AT THE WEATHER. AND DAVID, IF YOU CAN FIND A SAFE BEACH TO GET OUT, GET OUT TO TODAY WOULD BE A GOOD DAY FOR THAT. YEAH, GOOD DAY TO COOL OFF OR HEAD TO THE POOL. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. STAY COOL OUT THERE TODAY BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A HOT ONE. WE SAW SOME HEAT YESTERDAY EVENING, BRIEFLY. TODAY. IT’S GOING TO BE HOT ALL DAY LONG. WE’RE ALREADY STARTING OFF WITH TEMPERATURES THAT ARE IN THE 80S HERE ACROSS THE STATE. THIS INTENSE HEAT IS SETTLING IN FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND AND REALLY INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK. SO WE DO HAVE THOSE HEAT ADVISORIES HERE FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA, A HEAT WARNING FOR WESTERN IOWA. THIS GOES THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THESE WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY FOR AT LEAST PARTS OF THE STATE. AS I DO EXPECT THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY, AT LEAST. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IOWA. THE HEAT INDEX TODAY, TOMORROW AND MONDAY. SOMEWHERE AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. SO THAT IS AT THE LEVEL WHERE IT CAN REALLY STRESS OUT YOUR BODY. IF YOU’RE NOT TAKING THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS NEXT WEEK, A LITTLE STORMIER BRINGS TEMPERATURES DOWN A TOUCH, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE WARM AND HUMID, SO NOT A HUGE BREAK FROM THE HEAT. SO JUST AGAIN, IF YOU ARE SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS TODAY, TRY TO LIMIT THE TIME OUTDOORS BETWEEN ABOUT NOON AND 5:00. THAT’S WHEN WILL BE THE HOTTEST. MAKE SURE YOU’RE WEARING LIGHTWEIGHT, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND AS ALWAYS, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. AND ALSO, DON’T FORGET TO CHECK IN ON YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. MAKE SURE THEY’RE DOING OKAY IN THE HEAT. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE PATCH OF CLOUD COVER HERE ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. EXPECT THOSE CLOUDS WILL KIND OF FADE OUT AS WE WORK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THAT MEANS PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON THE WAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SUNRISE GETTING UNDERWAY IN PELLA RIGHT THERE. BEAUTIFUL LOOKING MORNING. ALTHOUGH IT’S A LITTLE STICKY OUTSIDE. YOU SEE THE SUN COMING UP IN MARSHALLTOWN AS WELL. WE’RE ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY FROM SUNRISE AT THIS POINT. TEMPERATURES SITTING AT 80 DEGREES HERE IN DES MOINES. YES, IT’S 518 IN THE MORNING AND IT’S 80 DEGREES ALREADY. THE HEAT INDEX 84. BECAUSE OF THAT HUMIDITY. IT’S 80 IN POLK CITY, 80 IN GRIMES, 79 IN NORWALK, 79 IN AMES, BOONE IS SITTING AT 81 FORT DODGE, ALSO AT 80 DEGREES AT THIS HOUR. LOOK AT THE WINDS. IT’S ALREADY BREEZY OUT THERE. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. AND WE’LL SEE THOSE GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 OR EVEN 40 MILES AN HOUR HERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO IT IS GOING TO BE A WINDY DAY THAT MAY HELP WITH THE HEAT A LITTLE BIT, KIND OF GET THE AIR MOVING AROUND YOU, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE HOT ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT. BY 10:00, TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE MID 80S, BUT 87 HERE IN THE METRO BY NOON, WE’RE ALREADY TOUCHING 90 DEGREES AND THEN INTO THE MID 90S HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, I THINK WE TOP OUT AROUND 95 OR 96 HERE IN THE METRO. NOTICE WESTERN IOWA JUST A LITTLE BIT HOTTER, UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. AS YOU GET OUT TOWARD COUNCIL BLUFFS, THE OMAHA METRO, SIOUX CITY, ALSO AROUND 100 DEGREES HERE THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT, NOT MUCH COOLING. STILL IN THE UPPER 80S AT 10:00 AND HEADING INTO TOMORROW MORNING, UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. SO VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE TODAY. AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON WE’RE RIGHT BACK UP INTO THE MID AND EVEN UPPER 90S OUT THERE WITH THOSE HEAT INDEX READINGS, AROUND 105 TO 108 AT THE HIGH END ON MONDAY 94. BUT THAT’S WHEN THE PATTERN STARTS TO CHANGE. WE SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS, LIKELY MONDAY EVENING, MONDAY NIGHT THAT WILL DROP OUR TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 80S FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK, BUT DAILY RAIN CHANCES STARTING T

GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Your Email Address Submit Privacy Notice