The cool July weather of last week is about to be a distant memory as hot and muggy conditions are set to arrive today. This could not be worse timing for RAGBRAI (bike ride across Iowa) as participants will certainly wish the ride was last week! Anyway, temperatures are expected in the 90s, which will be the first 90 degree temperature for some locations in the state this year as shown by the featured map. For parts of eastern Iowa, it has been ten months (last September) since the last 90 degree temperature. Dew points will be the highest so far this year as well, making for dangerous heat index values.

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