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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Thursday will be another pleasant weather day for New Jersey, although a few degrees hotter, slightly more humid, and breezier than Wednesday. High temperatures will come close to 90 degrees. That stiff west breeze will keep the hot air moving around, and will also make mainland beaches toasty. Highs will come close to 90 degrees today. A popup thunderstorm can’t be ruled out Thursday evening. Then rain chances ramp up again Friday night into the Father’s Day Weekend.

Thursday NJ weather: Hot and breezy

Thursday will be similar to Wednesday, in that it will be pleasant and mostly sunny and summerlike. But the “triple H” conditions will ramp up even more, as temperatures rise about five degrees hotter, humidity kicks up a notch, and skies become hazier too.

Thursday morning is starting off comfortable enough, with temperatures in the 60s across the state. Look for a high near 90 degrees Thursday afternoon — this would be considered hot even in the “dog days of summer,” about six weeks from now. Humidity levels will be in the “moderate” category, with dew points in the 60s — definitely enough to keep you sweating.

Thursday will be a hot summerlike day, with a very limited opportunity for a popup thunderstorm. (Accuweather)

One special addition to Thursday’s forecast will be a stiff breeze, blowing out of the west at around 20 mph. This “blast furnace” wind is helping to pump heat into New Jersey. But at least it will also keep that hot air moving around. At the same time, such a strong land breeze usually means mainland beaches will be toasty, with temperatures well in the 80s. Only barrier islands, surrounded by water, will enjoy a cooling effect from the cool ocean/bay water.

Additionally, an Air Quality Alert (Code Orange) has been issued for most of New Jersey on Thursday. Concentrations of both ground-level ozone (due to the heat) and fine particulates (due to Canadian wildfire smoke in the upper atmosphere) will be elevated. So those especially sensitive to poor air quality — the very young, the very old, and those with preexisting heart and lungh issues — should stay indoors as much as possible.

As dinnertime rolls around and temperatures start to cool, there is a short window of opportunity for a popup thunderstorm. Fueled by the heat and humidity, a weak disturbance will be in the neighborhood of northern New Jersey, and could be enough to spark a brief shower or storm. Most of the state will stay dry Thursday evening. Expect a few clouds overhead, with lows again averaging mid 60s around the state.

Friday NJ weather: Unsettled, but OK

As high pressure departs and a slow-moving frontal complex inches closer, cloud cover will increase significantly on Friday. Skies will become partly sunny and then mostly cloudy in quick order.

Friday should still be warm, with high temperatures on either side of 80 degrees. Humidity will still be up there too. The breeze will be lighter, blowing from the east this time around.

Most of Friday looks dry, but rain chances will be on the rise by late afternoon. The best chance of showers and thunderstorms will come Friday night.

Once scattered rain does move in, I don’t see anything too crazy. There is a possibility of gusty winds, small hail, and localized downpours — but anything organized seems unlikely.

Saturday NJ weather: Occasional showers

Here comes another weekend! Father’s Day Weekend! It’s the last weekend of Spring!

And just like almost every other weekend this spring, we have raindrops in the forecast. I supposed the forecast has trended downhill a little bit here. But I’m trying to maintain a brave face and stay optimistic, focusing on the multitude of hours it will be dry across New Jersey.

The threat for heavy, steady rain stays away from New Jersey this weekend, although our weather will still be unsettled and occasionally wet. (Accuweather)

It looks like everyone in New Jersey will get wet once or twice on Saturday. The best chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms looks to be early (before 10 a.m.) and late (after 5 p.m.).

In the middle, you will find lots of clouds, sticky humidity, and high temperatures in the lower 70s or so. Worth noting: Some forecast models keep NJ’s temperatures in the 50s and 60s this weekend, so your mileage may vary depending on location, rainfall spread, and cloud cover.

So Saturday is not a washout. But it will be a “blah” day overall.

Sunday NJ weather: Clouds and a few more showers

Model guidance has been flip-flopping about which weekend day, Saturday, or Sunday will be wetter and more dismal. At the moment, Sunday is trending drier, with just a few isolated showers sprinkled across New Jersey throughout the day.

However, Sunday will remain quite cloudy. And on the cool side of normal, with highs again in the 70s at best.

By the end of the weekend, total rainfall will probably end up around a half-inch for most of the state. Over an inch of rain is possible in places that experience a brief downpour at some point.

Monday NJ weather: The most ‘blah’ day of all

The stalled frontal boundary and on-shore flow continues for Monday, keeping skies gray and temperatures down. Scattered rain is possible too, especially around the morning and midday hours.

Highs will only reach about 70 degrees, give or take.

Clearer skies and warming temperatures will take over through the middle of next week. We should be back in the widespread 80s by about Wednesday

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Isolated showers/storms will taper off and the skies will clear out as we go through this evening. We are then going to have mainly clear skies and dry conditions tonight. It is also going to be warmer tonight than it has been the past few nights as lows are going to be in the 40s in most locations. The wind will also begin to pick up later on tonight along the Rocky Mountain Front.

For tomorrow, we are going to have increasing clouds (partly cloudy skies overall) as a disturbance passes through our area. A stray shower/storm is possible later in the day, but most locations will be dry. There is also going to be a little haze around tomorrow, especially during the afternoon and evening.

Gusty winds are also expected tomorrow in Glacier/Pondera County and along the Rocky Mountain Front as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph, and gusts over 40 mph are possible. Elsewhere, it is going to be a bit breezy tomorrow as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph. It is also going to be a little warmer tomorrow than it was today as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 70s and low to mid 80s.

A disturbance will then send a cold front through our area as we head into Saturday. Saturday will be the cooler day of the weekend as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 60s and low 70s in north-central Montana, and the 70s around Helena. A few showers are possible in the mountains and in eastern portions of north-central Montana, but a majority of locations will continue to remain dry. We are also going to have partly to mostly sunny skies on Saturday.

Around Helena and around and west of I-15 in north-central Montana, it will be a bit breezy on Saturday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 20 mph. In north-central Montana east of I-15, gusty winds are expected on Saturday as sustained wind speeds are going to be between 10 and 30 mph, and gusts over 40 mph are possible.

The wind behind the cold front will be coming out of the north/northwest, which will bring Canadian wildfire smoke into the state. As we go through Saturday, the haze/smoke will increase from north to south, especially during the second half of the day. This haze/smoke will then probably stick around through Monday before cleaner air works its way back into Montana as the upper-level flow switches to the west/southwest. At times, the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups or unhealthy for everyone, especially Saturday night and Sunday. This smoke should mainly remain east of the Continental Divide.

An upper-level ridge will begin to build into the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, providing us with mainly sunny skies, dry conditions, and warmer temperatures as highs are going to be in the 70s and low 80s. Gusty winds (sustained wind speeds between 10 and 30 mph) will continue on Sunday in locations east of I-15, but there will be little to no wind around Helena and around/west of I-15 in north-central Montana.

Monday will be the hottest day of the next week as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 80s and low to mid 90s. We are also going to have lots of sunshine and dry conditions on Monday as an upper-level ridge is going to be in complete control of our weather.

It will remain very warm on Tuesday as highs are going to be in the 80s and low 90s, but we are also going to have a chance to see some scattered showers and thunderstorms later in the day, generally in central Montana and in the higher elevations, as some Pacific moisture begins to work its way into Montana. We are also going to have increasing clouds on Tuesday.

There are then going to be scattered showers and thunderstorms around on Wednesday and Thursday as a couple disturbances pass through our area. It is also going to be mostly cloudy on Wednesday and partly cloudy on Thursday. The temperatures are also going to cool down some over these two days as highs are going to be in the mid to upper 70s and low 80s on Wednesday and the low to mid 70s on Thursday.

Iowa weather: Haze gives way to rain early this week Hot and hazy conditions will persist today as wildfire smoke remains overhead with highs reaching the mid-80s.

SUCCESS OUT THERE. SO GOOD FOR HIM. ALL RIGHT. WEATHER-WISE HERE, TOD, WE’RE GETTING INTO A NEW WEEK. WE’VE JUST STARTED A NEW MONTH. WE’VE GOT SOME CHANGES HERE COMING AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SO FAR THIS WEEKEND IT’S BEEN ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF INCREASING A LITTLE BIT OF WARMTH, DEALING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKY HAZE. WE’RE GOING TO FINALLY CHANGE THAT. NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY TOMORROW, BUT THE SMOKE WILL BE FINALLY DECREASING TOMORROW. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HEAT UP A LITTLE BIT BETTER, TO A LITTLE MORE DIRECT SUNLIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. AND THEN WE’VE GOT THAT CHANCE OF RAIN AND STORMS COMING UP AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY. TOMORROW. THINK TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, THOUGH THAN THEY DID TODAY, MIDDLE 80S. AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS, ESPECIALLY AS THAT SMOKE DECREASES FROM WEST TO EAST, THE WIND WILL ALSO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE NOTICEABLE TOO, OUT OF A GENERALLY SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. SOME GUSTS ABOVE THE 20 MILE PER HOUR MARK HERE TOMORROW, AS WE GET GOING ON THE NEW WORKWEEK, SKIES ARE PRETTY QUIET RIGHT NOW. OUTSIDE OBVIOUSLY CAN’T REALLY SEE THE SMOKE, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. HERE AT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS CLOSE BY TO THE EAST. KIND OF A BROAD, QUIET AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST. OFF TO OUR WEST, OUT OVER TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS. WE’VE GOT MORE ACTION IN THAT DIRECTION. THERE’S GOING TO BE A SYSTEM THAT TAKES SHAPE. THERE’S OUR COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO BRING US THE RAIN ON TUESDAY, PARKED OVER THE PLAINS UP TOWARDS THE DAKOTAS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE OUR DIRECTION. IT WILL PUSH OUT WHATEVER RESIDUAL SMOKE IS STILL LEFT. IN THE MEANTIME, AIR QUALITY LOCALLY GOOD TO MODERATE. MOST OF THE SMOKE WE HAVE IS ALOFT. IT’S BEEN TOWARDS THE GROUND LEVEL, THOUGH. IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA HERE EARLIER TODAY, THERE’S SOME QUITE HAZY CONDITIONS UP THAT DIRECTION. WATCH AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. THE SMOKE ALOFT DOESN’T QUITE CLEAR OUT HERE JUST YET. THOSE HOT COLORS ARE STILL AROUND, BUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW, WE START TO PUSH THIS PLUME OF SMOKE OFF TO THE EAST AND THINGS WILL IMPROVE. NOW OUR SKIES WILL BE PRETTY QUIET TOMORROW. A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS MODEL I’M SHOWING YOU HERE IS TRIED TO SPIT OUT AN ISOLATED STORM IN NORTHWEST IOWA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. I THINK FOR THE MOST PART WE’LL BE DRY, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME STORMS THAT TRY TO BLOSSOM, MAINLY OUT TOWARDS MISSOURI WHERE THIS OR EXCUSE ME, NEBRASKA, WHERE THIS FRONT WILL BE TOWARDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WE MIGHT SEE A STORM AS SOON AS PROBABLY NOT MIDNIGHT AT THE EARLIEST. AS WE GO TOWARDS MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING, CLOUDS WILL BE CERTAINLY INCREASING THOUGH, AND THEN AS WE GO INTO THE WEE HOURS OF TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP, MIGHT BE AWAKENED BY SOME LIGHTNING, SOME THUNDER, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF SOME HAIL. POSSIBLE TOO, AS SOME OF THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE STATE. STILL AHEAD OF THE MAIN FRONT, THE FRONT TAKES ITS TIME CROSSING IOWA AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HERE’S MIDDAY LUNCHTIME, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOTS OF CLOUDS AS WELL, SO OUR TEMPERATURES ARE PROBABLY GOING TO START THE DAY AND THEN GO DOWN BASICALLY FROM 70 TO 60 INTO THE AFTERNOON. WHEN THAT FRONT GETS TO EASTERN IOWA, KIND OF PEAK HEATING. THREE 4:00 THERE MIGHT BE THE CHANCE OF ANOTHER ISOLATED STORM, A STRONGER STORM THAT DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THAT BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AND INTO EASTERN IOWA. AND MAYBE ANOTHER ISOLATED, LARGER HAILSTONE, OR MAYBE A WIND GUST, MORE LIKELY. AND THEN THE FRONT CLEARS OUT FULLY. THE RAIN IS GONE. THE CLOUDS GO TO. AND BY WEDNESDAY WE’RE BACK TO ACTUALLY PRETTY PLEASANT WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK. SUNSHINE. NO HUMIDITY, AT LEAST NOTHING REALLY BAD. AND WE WON’T HAVE ANY OF THAT SMOKE, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING. RAINFALL POTENTIAL STILL LOOKS A GOOD BET. WE’RE GOING TO SEE AROUND AN INCH OR SOME PLACES MORE. IT’S GOING TO VARY, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE’RE DEALING WITH THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THERE’S SOME GOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE AS WE GET THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. ON TUESDAY, REST OF THE WEEK, TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 70S. WE EVENTUALLY START TO CREEP BACK UP TOWARDS THE 80 DEGREE MARK. BEST SHOT AT RAIN IS OBVIOUSLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND THEN LATER ON THIS WEEK WE HAVE SOME SPORADIC POSSIBILITIES OF SOME SHOWERS, ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. NEXT BEST CHANCE I

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NEXT 9 HOURS: Mostly sunny & warm

SHORT TERM: Clouds build with a storm threat

LONG TERM: Windy and cooling temperatures

Latest Forecast

Mixed sunshine & mild today with scattered showers late

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – We’re on the way to the mid to upper 80s with a few low 90s the next couple of days, and a few storms, especially in far northeast Iowa tomorrow.

Plenty of sunshine early in the day will warm things up steadily, boosted a bit by somewhat breezier conditions at times. Highs will head for the mid to upper 80s by the afternoon, with a similar set of dew points in the upper 50s to low 60s. Clouds will pop up again during the afternoon, but the chance for showers will be even more limited than today. The vast majority of the area stays dry.

Today’s Forecast (KCRG)

All eyes then turn toward the next storm system, developing and moving closer tonight into Thursday. This has been the source of the potential for strong to severe storms, but the risk continues to trend farther away from the area.

Thursday’s Severe Risk (KCRG)

Isolated to scattered storms could develop along a warm front lifting through eastern Iowa on Wednesday night, between about midnight and 4:00 a.m. A stronger storm in this time frame could contain some hail, though no development may take place at all.

Another batch of showers and storms is possible closer to daybreak, coming in from the west in a weakening fashion. This, again, has a slim shot at being on the stronger side. Areas north of U.S. Highway 20 have the best chance of seeing this.

A few storms could make it into the TV9 viewing area on Thursday morning, especially north. (KCRG)

After that, several hours of sunshine and windy conditions are likely. Temperatures will soar again into the upper 80s, with even some low 90s possible. Humidity levels will be quite sticky initially, but drier air will be pushing in behind a frontal boundary by midday and beyond.

5 Day Wind Forecast (KCRG)

The good news for eastern Iowa is that it still appears more likely than not that most of us will miss out on this round.

Temperatures will turn cooler as we head into the weekend, and a drier air mass will settle in with it. This should make for overall more comfortable conditions as highs slide back into the 70s. Lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s. The exception here is the windy conditions expected on Friday and Saturday, which could be a bit of a wrinkle for outdoor plans.

Dry weather is likely this weekend, but that changes early next week. A storm system again brings plenty of moisture and other ingredients needed for rain and thunderstorms. As of right now, some of the better chances seem centered around Monday into Tuesday, with only a shower or two leftover by Wednesday. Additionally, the risk for widespread severe storms looks most likely to stay south of the viewing area. Instead, we get cooler temperatures in the 60s and low 70s due to the clouds and rainfall.

Showers and storms return early next week. (KCRG)

However, being several days away, we encourage you to stick with us for additional updates. A northward shift would bring back warmer air, as well as a chance for stronger storms.

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