Some of the hottest weather of the year is expected Sunday into Monday, with temperatures approaching 100° in western Iowa with heat indices well over 110° in some locations. Excessive Heat Watches have been issued in western Iowa for Sunday and Monday. Along with the intense heat, there is also a chance of showers and …

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OygwEAZGxs&hl=en&fs=1] Here is the forecast video for August 7th through August 13th. It includes the first two days of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. There will be individual forecasts each day of the Fair starting Wednesday.

Dewpoints today were very comfortable with readings in the 50s to lower 60s. This led to very comfortable conditions across the state today, which will also continue into Friday. However, this is not going to last as dewpoints will begin a slow climb through the weekend back into the 70s by Sunday. This will also …

Showers and Isolated thunderstorms continue to move out of the state last this afternoon. Drier air is moving into the state with dewpoints expected for the next couple of days to be in the 60s, instead of the lower and middle 70s of the past few days. temperatures will not see a major difference, with …

Thunderstorms are training once more across the southern sections of the state this morning. Already, flash flood warnings have been issued in areas that received heavy flooding rains the previous night. More rain is expected mainly south of Interstate 80 the rest of the morning, with only scattered chances to the north.