Weekend Weather: Hot and Chance of Showers

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Tonight mostly clear, with a low around 76. Light southwest wind.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light west southwest wind. Saturday night showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Sunday night a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Labor Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Next week: Relief coming from scorching high temperatures.