Hot and humid for the next three days before thunderstorm chances return for portions of the region Thursday night into early Friday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 96. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.