What's the Forecast for Fourth of July Week? Some Storms Possible for the Iowa City Area this Week

Making plans for the Fourth of July? Check out the weather forecast coming up this week from the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities.

At this point it looks like there is a fairly good chance we shall see some storms over the Fourth of July weekend, which is the bad news, but the good news is that the temperatures will likely remain in the pleasant high seventies to low eighties range for highs.

• Tonight  Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
• Tuesday  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Wednesday  A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
• Wednesday Night  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Independence Day  A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Thursday Night  A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
• Friday   Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
• Friday Night   Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
• Saturday   Sunny, with a high near 85.
• Saturday Night  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
• Sunday   A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
• Sunday Night   A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Monday   A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.