(Radio Iowa) - Parts of Iowa saw heavy showers overnight and this (Monday) morning, with more than four inches of rain falling in some areas, but the big weather story this week is likely the heat.
Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff, at the National Weather Service, says some steamy, sticky days are ahead. Hagenhoff says southern Iowa will see heat indices exceeding 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon.
By Tuesday and Wednesday, that heat will move into central and parts of northern Iowa, with widespread heat indices over 100, while southern Iowa could see 110 degrees or higher. She says thunderstorms midweek should bring in cooler weather by Thursday and Friday.