Iowa weather: Heat and humidity returns for the holiday weekend Sunny skies and a southwest breeze will bring hotter and more humid conditions back to the state today.

WHAT A TIME TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF OUR COUNTRY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN THOUGH IT’S GOING TO BE HOT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AT LEAST, THE SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR. SO THAT’S GOOD. THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS, JASON. IT’S LOOKING GREAT. I MEAN, BOTH TOMORROW AND AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY. YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE HOT OUT THERE. PRETTY MUGGY. BUT 4TH OF JULY TOMORROW. BOTH OF THOSE DAYS ARE LOOKING CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE LOW 90S. WE WILL START TO WORK IN SOME SHOWERS. POTENTIAL FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS BY SATURDAY. SO IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS ON SATURDAY, LOOKS LIKE WE COULD SEE SOME RAIN AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS. NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING SEVERE AT THIS POINT, BUT BY SUNDAY WE CLEAR THAT OUT AND WE’LL LIKELY HANG ON TO SOME CLOUD COVER. BUT IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER OUT THERE. TEMPERATURES BACKING DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 80S. OUR MUGGY METER NOT IN GREAT TERRITORY. WE’RE SEEING THOSE DEW POINTS AROUND 65 TO 70 DEGREES TOMORROW. THAT IS GOING TO BE THICK AIR. YOU’RE GOING TO BE WALKING THROUGH IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE. SO AS STACY SAID, AS I SAID BEFORE, STAY HYDRATED. TAKE THOSE BREAKS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE HOT AND MUGGY OUTSIDE. BEAUTIFUL SHOT FROM BUFFALO CENTER. THE SUNSET TONIGHT. THIS SENT IN FROM WHITEY ANDERSON. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE HUES OFF IN THE DISTANCE THERE. WHY DO YOU SEND IN A LOT OF STUFF? GREAT PICTURES. PLEASE KEEP THOSE COMING ON YOUR SUPER DOPPLER. EIGHT SKIES CLEAR FOR US AT THE MOMENT. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF GROUND CLUTTER ON THE RADAR. USUALLY THAT’S DUST AND BUGS THAT THE RADAR IS PICKING UP. BUT FOR NOW, AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT, WE’LL HAVE A CHANCE AT A PASSING SHOWER. PERHAPS, BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT IT. AND THOSE WILL BE VERY HIT OR MISS. WE’LL HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR THAT THROUGH MAINLY EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TOMORROW AS WELL. IF YOU GET TAGGED WITH ONE OF THOSE, IT’S A LOW PERCENTAGE DAY FOR ANY OF THAT ACTIVITY, BUT WE COULD SEE IT. OTHERWISE, CLEAR SKIES FOR MOST OF US, WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN PUSHING INTO THE LOW 90S. AND FRIDAY, WE’RE HEADED BACK UP INTO THE 90S AND WE’LL HAVE THE CLEAR SKIES TO GO ALONG WITH THAT AGAIN. SO IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO HEAD OUT AND TAKE IN SOME FIREWORKS IN THE EVENING, I THINK WE’LL SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. BUT ANY RAIN AT THAT POINT IS GOING TO BE WELL OFF TO OUR NORTHWEST. THAT’S MAKING ITS WAY IN, THOUGH. THAT’S OUR SATURDAY SYSTEM THAT WILL BE DRIVING IN SHOWERS. THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS STARTING EVEN BY MID TO LATE MORNING. FOR A LOT OF US AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SO NOT EXACTLY A WASHOUT OF A DAY, BUT YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF THAT TIME OUTSIDE. AS YOU’LL SEE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS RUMBLING THEIR WAY ON THROUGH. AND AS FAR AS HOW MUCH RAIN WE COULD PICK UP. KEEP IN MIND THIS ONLY GOES THROUGH 1 P.M. ON SATURDAY, BUT IT’S A GOOD INDICATION AS THAT LINE PASSES. COULD SEE A QUICK HALF INCH TO MAYBE EVEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN SPOTS WITH THE RAIN THAT’S MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH WITH THAT LINE. TOMORROW, THOUGH, AGAIN, LITTLE FOR RAIN CHANCES, TEMPERATURES PUSHING BACK INTO THE LOW 90S. WE’LL HAVE SUNNY SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, PERHAPS SOME EARLY MORNING CLOUDS, BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT IT. AND LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT LINE THAT WILL PUSH ITS WAY THROUGH ON SATURDAY. THAT SHIFTS OFF TO THE EAST AND BEHIND IT, NOT NECESSARILY CLEAR SKIES, BUT MUCH DRIER SKIES ON SUNDAY. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER DAY IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO HEAD OUT AND ABOUT. WOULDN’T BE A BAD ONE TO DO THAT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS THOUGH. PLAN ON SWEATING QUITE A BIT. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 90S MUGGY CONDITIONS, STORMS ON SATURDAY AND HEADING IN TOWARDS NEXT WEEK. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WE’LL TAKE THOSE DEW POINTS DOWN A NOTCH, BUT MORE CHANCES FOR SOME

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As of the lunch hour, the last of the rain is pushing through southwest Iowa, and the sunshine has broken out over the Omaha metro. We’ll stay mostly sunny and muggy the rest of the day with temperatures in eastern Nebraska hitting the low 90s. Western Iowa, where the sunshine will be delayed, will be in the upper 80s.

With the higher humidity now back, we won’t be able to cool off as much overnight. Thursday will start in the low 70s.

The heat increases Thursday afternoon with mostly sunny skies. Eastern Nebraska will be in the mid 90s, and western Iowa will be in the low 90s.

The 4th of July will be breezy and humid with low 90s… if we can stay dry long enough. The timing of Friday’s rain may be trying to slow down, which could spare more of our outdoor events. Outdoor holiday plans still look safest from the morning to early afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. In the afternoon, hit and miss showers and storms will start to pop up, but the main wave of rain may now be holding off until the early night. The best chance for rain during the 10 p.m. fireworks shows will be in eastern Nebraska, but some of the rain could be in western Iowa by then too.

If the system moves slowly enough, there could be some leftover scattered rain and storms around on Saturday, but more of us will be able to stay dry compared to Friday. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 90.

Sunday only brings a slim chance for rain with upper 80s and a mix of sun and clouds.

Another round of rain and storms is looking likely early next week, but it’s too early to say if most of that rain will be late Monday vs. Tuesday. This should cool us off into the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY

Mostly Sunny

Muggy

High: 92

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mostly Clear

Muggy

Low: 71

THURSDAY

Mostly Sunny

Humid

High: 94

FRIDAY

Mostly Cloudy

Scattered Storms

Breezy & Humid

High: 92

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Iowa weather: Hot, humid, and breezy 4th of July, storms Saturday Sunny skies will be more hot and humid weather for the 4th of July holiday. Scattered storms return to the state Saturday.

YEARS OLD, AND AN FOR FOLKS. WANT TO GO CHECK OUT THE CARS? DEFINITELY WANT TO PACK SOME WATER? IT’S GOING TO BE A HOT DAY AHEAD. IT IS DEFINITELY SUMMER HERE IN IOWA. YEAH, TOMORROW MORNING IF YOU’RE UP EARLY, FARMERS MARKET, OF COURSE. LOTS OF EVENTS GOING ON AROUND TOWN. IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE CAR SHOW, IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER WARM DAY. BUT I THINK MORNING HOURS, YOU KNOW, LIKELY THE COOLEST OF THE DAY. SO THAT’S THE BEST TIME TO GET OUTSIDE. IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO AVOID SOME OF THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY. WE’VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL SKY AND A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE HERE FROM PELLA. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 80S. WE’VE GOT FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW 90S SO STILL PRETTY WARM ONE OUT THERE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 14MPH. IT WILL GET A LITTLE BIT BREEZIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. MOST OF US AROUND THE METRO AREA FEELING LIKE THE MID 90S. WARMEST SPOT ON THE MAP. OSKALOOSA FEELING LIKE CLOSE TO 100 THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE 5:00 HOUR, AND WE WON’T SEE MUCH RELIEF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WE’LL STAY LIKELY IN THE LOW 70S BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. HUMIDITY WILL BACK OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY AND MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO START TO FEEL SOME OF THAT RELIEF, ESPECIALLY BY MONDAY. I THINK IT’LL BE A LITTLE BIT NOTICE MORE NOTICEABLE AS FAR AS THE HUMIDITY IS CONCERNED. UNFORTUNATELY, TOMORROW WE’RE STILL HANGING OUT WITH DEW POINTS WELL INTO THE 60S. AS FAR AS THE RAIN CHANCES GO, HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE’LL HAVE SOME CHANCE OR A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED STORM INTO WESTERN IOWA TOMORROW MORNING, AND THEN I THINK IT’S CLOSER TOWARDS LUNCHTIME THAT WE SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVITY START TO DEVELOP HERE ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEN WE’LL SEE MORE SCATTERED STORMS PUSH THROUGH BY DINNERTIME OR SO INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. AND EVENTUALLY THAT RAIN WILL BE OUT OF HERE BY TOMORROW EVENING. SO IT WILL BE FAIRLY QUICK MOVING, BUT SOME DOWNPOURS, THUNDER LIGHTNING CAN’T BE RULED OUT WITH ANY OF THOSE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE THE WINDS WILL BE BLOWING OUT OF THE SOUTH AND WEST, GUSTING TO ABOUT 20 TO 25MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SO TONIGHT’S FORECAST PUTS US BACK DOWN, LIKELY ONLY INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY EVENING TOMORROW WILL TAKE THINGS INTO THE 80S. LOW TO MID 80S ON THE MAP AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU SEE THE STORMS, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE STORMS IN THE MORNING UP TOWARDS NORTHERN IOWA, IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EIGHT DAY FORECAST KEEPS US IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. SUNDAY LOOKS GREAT TO ROUND OUT YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE’RE IN THE MID 80S TO END OUT THE WEEKEND 87 THERE ON MONDAY. ONCE WE GET THROUGH OUR STORM CHANCES ON SATURDAY, A FEW MORE STORMS LOO

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Iowa weather: Sunny, hot, and humid for the 4th of July Plenty of heat and humidity for all the holiday events today and tomorrow, with a few storms by Saturday.

GREAT SEATS, RIGHT? YES. HAVING TO ENDURE SOME SPICY WEATHER OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. YES. IT’S HOT. YEAH. I MEAN, THESE ARE THE DAYS WHERE, I MEAN, WE TALK ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME. HEAT OF THE SUMMER COMES AND YOU GOT TO TRY TO STAY COOL AND STAY HYDRATED. AND IT’S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WITH THE AMOUNT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON OUT THERE. AGAIN, WE’VE GOT AMERICA 250, WE’VE GOT YANKEE DOODLE POPS AND JUST A PLETHORA OF OTHER CITY EVENTS CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY. SO WHETHER IT’S TONIGHT OR TOMORROW, IT IS GOING TO BE HOT. IT’S GOING TO BE VERY HUMID. SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE STAYING HYDRATED AND COOL OUT THERE. THAT JULY 3RD PARADE IN WEST DES MOINES. NO, NO QUESTION THERE. HOT AND HUMID AS WELL. 90 AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THAT, TEMPERATURES BACKING DOWN INTO THE 80S. FINALLY BY 830. AND WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE OUT THERE. YOU CAN SEE STACY’S HAIR KIND OF WOBBLING IN THAT BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO TAPER BACK TO AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING. SO STILL NOT LOOKING TO BE THAT COMFORTABLE OF A NIGHT. MOST OF OUR DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN HOVERING RIGHT AROUND 70. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF US THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT MISERABLE WITH THOSE DEW POINTS IN EXCESS OF 70 DEGREES. AND WELL, THAT’S WHERE WE SIT HERE IN THE METRO. 70 FOR DEW POINT 71 IN AMES. THAT IS SO MUCH MOISTURE OUT THERE IN THE AIR AND ACROSS THE STATE ON SUPER DOPPLER EIGHT, SKIES MAINLY FILLED WITH SUNSHINE, THOUGH YOU CAN SEE AN OCCASIONAL SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT’S BEEN POPPING UP MAINLY THROUGH NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WE COULD SEE THIS TRICKLE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. I’D SAY MARSHALLTOWN WILL HAVE A CHANCE, EVEN OUTWARD TOWARDS GRINNELL. SO A BIT, A LITTLE BIT OF RAINY RELIEF COULD BE ON THE WAY. BUT MOST OF US ARE NOT GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING THAT. YOU LOOK AT THE FAIRGROUNDS RIGHT NOW, THANKFULLY, A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE GOING ON OUT THERE. OTHERWISE JUST SOME LIGHT, FAIR WEATHER, CUMULUS CLOUDS WORKING THEIR WAY AROUND HOUR BY HOUR DOES BRING IN SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS. EVEN TRIES TO BRING ONE THROUGH THE METRO, SO WE’LL HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE EVENING. THAT CLEARS OUT, AND TOMORROW IT IS JUST DRY, HUMID AND HOT OUT THERE WITH SUNNY SKIES, RAIN CHANCES FINALLY DO RETURN THOUGH INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE AN ALL DAY THING, BUT WE’LL HAVE CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE AT LEAST LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS ANOTHER LINE STARTS TO WORK ITS WAY ON THROUGH. THAT’S FINALLY GOING TO HELP US TO COOL BACK, THOUGH. IT’S ONLY GOING TO BE INTO THE MID 80S BEHIND THAT SYSTEM, SO COULD SEE A QUICK HALF INCH TO AN INCH OUT OF THAT. I THINK MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR SO WITH THAT, BUT THANKFULLY IT IS BRINGING BRINGING IN THAT COOLER AIR. WE’VE GOT 90 FOR YOUR FRIDAY MIDDLE 80S, ON SATURDAY, MIDDLE 80S ON SUNDAY AS WELL. MO

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Iowa weather: Great summer weather today, more storm chances this week Sunny skies and slightly lower humidity should make for a great summer afternoon before more storm chances return later this week.

PLAYTIME. REALLY AWESOME TO SEE LEO SAVING NEO OUT THERE AND THIS MORNING FOR TAKING YOUR PUPS FOR A WALK. IT’S DEFINITELY A MORE COMFORTABLE MORNING WITH LESS HUMIDITY. WELL, IT’S A LITTLE HUMID OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THE HUMIDITY MAY DROP OFF LATER TODAY. WE ARE SEEING SOME FOG IN SPOTS ALONG WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS LEFT OVER FROM THE STORMS. THAT BROUGHT US A PRETTY GOOD DOWNPOURS YESTERDAY. THAT RAIN HAS ALL CLEARED OUT OF THE STATE. NOTHING ON THE RADAR HERE THIS MORNING. THE CLOUDS DON’T REALLY SHOW UP REALLY WELL AT THIS TIME OF DAY BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP, BUT THERE ARE PATCHES OF CLOUDS OUT THERE. WE HAVE A FRONT RIGHT NOW, STILL SITTING ACROSS PARTS OF IOWA. IT’S NOT REALLY GOING TO KICK OFF ANY STORMS, BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY HELP TO BRING IN SOME SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY AS WE WORK THROUGH THE DAY. AS NORTH WINDS START TO COME IN AND BRING THAT LOW HUMIDITY DOWN FROM THE NORTH. BUT AT THE MOMENT YOU STEP OUTSIDE, IT STILL FEELS PRETTY STICKY OUT THERE. HERE’S SOME OF THE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE PAST 24 TO 48 HOURS. FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN ALGONA WITH THE STORMS HERE OVER THE LAST DAY OR SO. OVER FOUR INCHES IN STORM LAKE, FORT DODGE, ALMOST 3.5IN OF RAINFALL. THE DES MOINES AIRPORT, NOT QUITE SO MUCH, ABOUT A HALF INCH. THAT’S STILL A DECENT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. WE’LL CERTAINLY TAKE THE RAIN. WE COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT MOISTURE OUT THERE. NONE OF THAT RAIN FALLING HERE THIS MORNING. JUST SOME GRAY SKIES, SOME FOG IN SPOTS. THE CLOUDS, THOUGH, WILL NOT BE STICKING AROUND ALL DAY LONG. THAT’S OUR VIEW FROM THE CAMERA HERE IN DOWNTOWN. IT’S A LITTLE HIGH UP, SO IT’S IN THE CLOUDS RIGHT NOW. 70 DEGREES. CURRENTLY THE DEW POINT 69. SO THERE’S THAT HUMIDITY SITTING AT 97%. SO IT FEELS REALLY HUMID WHEN YOU STEP OUTSIDE. BUT I PROMISE IT WON’T BE THAT WAY ALL DAY LONG. 70 RIGHT NOW IN AMES, 67 IN ELKHART, 69 IN ALTOONA, 70 IN BOONE AND 70 IN FORT DODGE AS WELL. SO EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH SITTING RIGHT AROUND THAT 70 DEGREE MARK. BUT THERE’S THE NORTH BREEZE, NOT VERY STRONG, BUT IT’S OUT THERE ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR OR SO. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT NORTH BREEZE HERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAYBE A COUPLE OF STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 15 OR 20 MILES AN HOUR HERE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NOTHING REALLY SUBSTANTIAL. BUT IT WILL HELP TO BRING IN THAT LOWER HUMIDITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE STILL HAVE THE CLOUDS OUT THERE THIS MORNING. BY 9:00 YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUDS DO START TO BREAK UP. SO I THINK BY NOON WE HAVE FULL SUNSHINE HERE ACROSS THE STATE. BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES INTO THE AFTERNOON. JUST A FEW OF THOSE PUFFY CUMULUS CLOUDS KIND OF BUBBLING UP LATER TODAY. TEMPERATURES ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE MID 80S. THAT’S PRETTY MUCH RIGHT AT AVERAGE, A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE’VE SEEN OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO. AND IT SHOULD FEEL PRETTY GOOD WITH SOME SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SO HIGHS ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 83 TO 85 HERE TODAY. SHOULD FEEL PRETTY GOOD OUT THERE. GREAT DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. I THINK TONIGHT WE’LL BE BACK DOWN INTO THE MID 60S ABOUT 65 HERE IN THE METRO, 62 UP TOWARD ALGONA, MASON CITY, 63 IN FORT DODGE. TOMORROW WE’RE BACK INTO THE MID 80S, BUT ALREADY WE’RE STARTING TO SEE A STORMY WEATHER PATTERN TRY TO RETURN. I DON’T THINK WE’RE GOING TO SEE RAIN IN THE MORNING, BUT BY THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING WE COULD SEE AN ISOLATED STORM OUT THERE WITH MORE STORMS COMING IN TOMORROW NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SO YEAH, WE GET A ONE DAY BREAK HERE TODAY AND THEN TOMORROW. WE’RE ALREADY WATCHING MORE STORM CHANCES ON THE WAY. HIGHS THOUGH, REMAIN IN THE MID 80S, SO A DECENT WEEK AHEAD WITH

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