Weekly Weather: No Break from the Heat

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 108. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Tuesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Wednesday night mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Thursday night a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Friday night showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Weekend: Hot and chance of showers.

The forecast is courtesy of the National Weather Service.