Tracking extreme heat this weekend, rainy relief by next week

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the mid-70s.

TOMORROW: Hot and humid with highs near or just above 100. Heat index between 103-109.

EXTENDED: The Weather Alert Day has been extended through Sunday with highs near 100 and a heat index from 103-106. Thankfully, we're tracking a pattern change into next week as the upper level high pressure that's been sitting over us all week will begin to flatten, allowing a cold front to our north to stall out across the area by Sunday night. This could trigger scattered storms on Sunday night, but most of the day stays dry with an atmosphere cap in place, acting as a lid on storm development. Storm chances increase along the stalled front Monday and Tuesday, keeping temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. Wednesday looks to be the hottest day with highs getting into the mid-upper 90s before another front moves through, bringing scattered storms through Thursday. We begin to dry out behind the front on Friday, leaving us with cooler and more seasonable weather heading into next weekend as temperatures top out in the 80s. Rain totals for the next 7 days will reach between 1-1.5", helping out with dry conditions across the area.