Hot temperatures are expected today with highs in the mid 90s. There is also an Air Quality Alert for today so avoid refueling vehicles, using lawn mowers, and strenuous activity until later this evening. Also, check on those that have respiratory issues such as asthma and heart disease as well as young children and the elderly. Later tonight storms are expected to move into the area. There is the chance that these storms could be severe with damaging winds and flash flooding the main threats. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.