Weekend Weather: Hot, hot and hot

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Saturday night a 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Sunday night a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Next week: Chances of rain and warm temperatures continue.

The forecast is courtesy of the National Weather Service.