An Excessive Heat Warning continues for the entire area today and Saturday for temperatures in the upper 90s and heat index values as high as 110. Some heat relief will arrive with a cold front Saturday evening with highs on Sunday expected to be around 90 degrees. A few storms are possible with the front Saturday evening. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.