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Iowa weather: Sunny stretch starts tomorrow, with hot temps on the way

Iowa weather: Sunny stretch starts tomorrow, with hot temps on the way
ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT’S THE SWEET THINGS, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT WAS PERFECT LIZARD WRANGLING WEATHER OUT THERE. NO MATTER HOW BIG. RIGHT TODAY. NICE TO BE OUTSIDE. WE HAD SOME GOOD TEMPERATURES. SOME FOLKS DID SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SOME RAIN. WASN’T SUPER WIDESPREAD, BUT NOW WE’RE GOING BACK TO DRIER SKIES HERE AS WE GO FORWARD THROUGH THIS REST OF THE WEEK, SUNNIER WEATHER COMES OUR WAY TOMORROW AND WITH IT, A WARMING TREND THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BACK ABOVE 80 DEGREES IN A LOT OF SPOTS AROUND IOWA FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY WILL BE EVENTUALLY HEADED TOWARDS SOME 90S AS THIS DRIER STRETCH GETS GOING HERE LATER THIS WEEK. BY THE WEEKEND ACTUALLY IS PROBABLY WHEN THE HEAT IS GOING TO PEAK. THERE IS SOME RAIN POTENTIAL HERE TOWARDS LATER PARTS OF SUNDAY, BUT OVERALL DRY WEATHER IS GOING TO BE THE TREND AS THROUGH THE FIRST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE MONTH HERE LAST WEEK AND CHANGE. IT’S BEEN MOSTLY COOL WEATHER. EVERY ONE OF OUR DAYS. COLORED IN ON THE TEMPERATURE CALENDAR IS EITHER BELOW OR NEAR AVERAGE ON THE TEMPERATURE SIDE OF THINGS. WE HAD SOME NEAR RECORD LOWS BACK ON LAST SATURDAY MORNING. WELL, BY THIS SATURDAY MORNING, THIS SATURDAY, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE KIND OF ON THE OTHER END OF THINGS, A FEW DEGREES SHY OF SOME RECORD HIGHS. AND YOU SEE THE ORANGE COLORS. WE’RE GOING TO PROBABLY BE ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK TO WEEK AND A HALF. SO WE’LL KIND OF FLIP THE SCRIPT AROUND HERE. WE HAD 70 EARLIER TODAY. WE’RE COOLING OFF TONIGHT. SKIES JUST KIND OF DEPENDS WHERE YOU’RE AT. A FEW LOW LEVEL CLOUDS LINGERING, SOME CLEAR SKIES, AND THEN A FEW OF THOSE STORMS AS YOU HEAD UP TO NORTHERN KOSSUTH, WINNEBAGO AND HANCOCK COUNTIES, AND THEN EASTWARD FROM THERE. THOSE ARE GOING TO SLOWLY MEANDER FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. ONCE THOSE ARE GONE, THEN WE’LL JUST HAVE SOME LEFTOVER CLOUDS IN SOME AREAS AND SOME FOG FOGGY PATCHES PROBABLY DEVELOP TO INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THEN WE’RE BACK TO SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES, AS MENTIONED, GO ABOVE THE 80 DEGREE MARK. THEY GO ABOVE AVERAGE. WE’LL CONTINUE TO WARM. THEN WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE SUNSHINE INTO THURSDAY. HIGHS UP IN NOW THE MIDDLE 80S HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM NOW. AND THEN BY FRIDAY THAT’S WHEN WE’LL START TO INCREASE OUR BREEZE. EVENTUALLY IT WILL SHIFT TO MORE OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. SOME GUSTS UPWARDS OF 25MPH. AND OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU START TO PUSH MORE WARM AIR IN ON THE BROADER SCALE OVER THE REGION, SOME OF THAT AIR STARTS TO GO UP. AND IF THERE’S ENOUGH MOISTURE, YOU ACTUALLY END UP WITH SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS. SO I WOULD SAY THERE’S AN ISOLATED CHANCE SOMEWHERE IN IOWA OF RAIN ON FRIDAY WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO DRILL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC ON THAT. ONCE WE GET A DAY OR TWO CLOSER, BUT OVERALL, IT’S GOING TO BE THE STORY. FRIDAY IS PROBABLY WHEN WE GET TO 90 DEGREES. HUMIDITY WISE, WE’RE IN SEPTEMBER. WE DON’T HAVE AS MUCH OF THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT MAYBE JUST ENOUGH TO PUSH OUR HEAT INDEX UP. MAYBE ONE MORE DEGREE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NOW SATURDAY, PROBABLY THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE NEXT SEVERAL. THIS IS WHAT YOU’RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME 2020 FIVE MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS OUT OF THE SOUTH AND WEST. A BREEZY SORT OF HEAT, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S. HEAT INDEX VALUES MAYBE 1 OR 2 DEGREES HIGHER AFTER THAT. HERE, THE SECOND HALF OF THE EIGHT DAY. STARTS TO SEE OUR TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN, BUT STILL REMAIN. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE NORM. NOT REALLY A WET SORT OF FORECAST EITHER. WE DO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVE WEATHER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME SIGNS OF SOME RAINFALL POTENTIAL, BUT RIGHT NOW NOTHING
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025
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Iowa weather: Sunny stretch starts tomorrow, with hot temps on the way
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Updated: 10:32 PM CDT Sep 9, 2025
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After rain earlier today in parts of western and northern Iowa, we'll just see an isolated chance for rain linger this evening. Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | Skycams Some clouds will stick around overnight, then we're looking at sunshine back tomorrow. Wednesday brings a return to the 80s and light northeast winds.After tomorrow, a large high-pressure ridge settles over the central US. That means multiple days of mostly dry weather and ever warmer temperatures.Highs around 90° are back on Friday and winds will get breezy again from the southwest. This warm southwest breeze will stick around through the weekend.Saturday still looks like the hottest day on the horizon. Most of Iowa will top 90°, and a few areas could climb closer to the mid-90s. In the Des Moines area, temperatures will stop a few degrees short of the record high of 96°.By Sunday, the high-pressure ridge shifts eastward enough to bring us closer to the jet stream carrying storm systems by to our west. Some rain is possible later Sunday into Monday. Until then, plan on a dry stretch of days. Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.Iowa weather forecastToday: A few scattered showers during the morning, then decreasing clouds. An isolated storm possible as well. High around 77F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.Tonight: Slight chance of a storm during the evening. Low 60F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.Tomorrow: Mostly sunny skies. High 84F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.Tomorrow Night: Mostly clear skies. Low 61F. Winds light and variable.

After rain earlier today in parts of western and northern Iowa, we'll just see an isolated chance for rain linger this evening.

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Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts | Skycams

Some clouds will stick around overnight, then we're looking at sunshine back tomorrow. Wednesday brings a return to the 80s and light northeast winds.

After tomorrow, a large high-pressure ridge settles over the central US. That means multiple days of mostly dry weather and ever warmer temperatures.

Highs around 90° are back on Friday and winds will get breezy again from the southwest. This warm southwest breeze will stick around through the weekend.

Saturday still looks like the hottest day on the horizon. Most of Iowa will top 90°, and a few areas could climb closer to the mid-90s. In the Des Moines area, temperatures will stop a few degrees short of the record high of 96°.

By Sunday, the high-pressure ridge shifts eastward enough to bring us closer to the jet stream carrying storm systems by to our west. Some rain is possible later Sunday into Monday. Until then, plan on a dry stretch of days.

Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycams

Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from 20 sites across the state.

    Iowa weather forecast

    Today: A few scattered showers during the morning, then decreasing clouds. An isolated storm possible as well. High around 77F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.

    Tonight: Slight chance of a storm during the evening. Low 60F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

    Tomorrow: Mostly sunny skies. High 84F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

    Tomorrow Night: Mostly clear skies. Low 61F. Winds light and variable.