This Week in Iowa City Weather: Hot and Rainy Start Before Settling Down

It's July in Iowa, and it's going to certainly feel like it this week.

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities is predicting a rainy and humid week (at least in the beginning) for much of the state including Iowa City.

• Monday  A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Night  A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday  A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night  Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Wednesday  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
• Wednesday Night  Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
• Thursday  Sunny, with a high near 82.
• Thursday Night  Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
• Friday  Sunny, with a high near 83.
• Friday Night  Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
• Saturday  A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Saturday Night  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
• Sunday  A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

According to Weather Underground, the temperatures will be the highest today, topping out at 90 degrees, before dropping and settling into the 80s for the rest of the week.