Blistering Hot Weather to Start, Rain, then Cooler: This Week in Iowa City Weather

Fall is almost here, but Summer isn't going to give up without a fight.

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities is predicting near record highs tomorrow in Iowa City. This will lead into Tuesday where the temperatures will be slightly cooler but still hot, with a chance of thunderstorms. After that we'll get some relief, with highs in the 80s and even down into the 70s by the weekend.

Here's how the week is predicted to look:

• Monday Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
• Tuesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
• Tuesday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
• Wednesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
• Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 82.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 73.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 73.
• Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
• Sunday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.